Nepal Un-Bans PUBG

Two weeks ago, we reported that Nepal was banning PUBG because, the Metropolitan Crime Division reported, and I quote:

"We received a number of complaints from parents, schools and school associations regarding the effect of the game on children… We also held discussions with psychiatrists before requesting the Kathmandu District Court for permission to ban the game… they also said that the violence in the game can make people aggressive in real life.”

So on those grounds, the game was banned from the country. Stupid and illogical as that was, it was just one example of a lot of censorship happening in that country, so people took it for what it was. That said, there’s still something resembling justice in Nepal, it seems, because just today their Supreme Court ruled that just because PUBG could be but probably isn’t causing aggression in kids, that wasn’t a good enough reason to ban it.

Apparently, the issue was brought to their attention by a petition from a group of lawyers, who said this was a violation of their constitutional rights, as before any ban could take place, the government must first prove that the ban is reasonable.

So if the metropolitan crime division wants to ban PUBG, they need more than the word of a few hack psychiatrists.

This is good news, of course, any victory for free speech and media is good news, but that doesn’t make it terribly exciting news. Unless you’re Nepal’s biggest PUBG streamer. Then I guess this is GREAT news for you.

Grats.