Nepal has lifted a ban on social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube after protests that led to 19 people being killed.

Dozens more were injured during the demonstrations on Monday, which were pinned on Gen Z - broadly referring to anyone born between 1995 and 2010.

The rallies were also against alleged government corruption, with large crowds heard chanting: "Stop the ban on social media, stop corruption not social media."

Nepal's technology minister announced an end to the social media ban, imposed last week, early on Tuesday.

"We have withdrawn the shutdown of the social media. They are working now," Prithvi Subba Gurung told Reuters.

Image: Protesters shout slogans in front of an armoured vehicle outside the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pic: AP

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