KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government lifted ban on social media platforms Tuesday a day after violent street protests that left at least 19 people killed.

Some of the world’s largest platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube were blocked last week, followed by a massive protest rally in the capital Kathmandu on Monday.

Police in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu opened fire on demonstrators protesting a government attempt to regulate social media.

The Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak also resigned late Monday at an emergency Cabinet meeting called by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli.

Rallies swept the streets around the Parliament building, which was surrounded by tens of thousands of people angry at authorities who said the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight

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