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Government asks Meta and TikTok to remove flood misinformation and scam QR codes
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Nepal's government has asked Meta and TikTok to remove graphic flood content, AI-generated videos and scam donation QR codes that have been circulating since the disaster, the Kathmandu Post reports.
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