Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Ash Meshed Up @ashmeshedup@mastodon.social

9/4/2025, 4:07:01 PM

Public

Dear @GargronEugen Rochko,

Hello from Nepal, where Mastodon, along with other social media apps, have been banned, as per the Nepal Telecommunications Authority and the Supreme Court, effective today, unless they enlist the app and comply with all the legal, tax and vague demands regarding content "moderation" stuff.

UPDATE:
These platforms have now been unbanned.

A notice published by the Nepal Telecommunications Authority.

Subject: Regarding disabling social media platforms.

Addressed to: All mobile networks and internet (and email) service providers.

Content: Details mentioning the order issued by the Nepal Supreme Court to ban 26 platforms.

1. Facebook
2. Facebook Messenger
3. Instagram
4. YouTube
5. WhatsApp
6. Twitter (X)
7. LinkedIn
8. Snapchat
9. Reddit
10. Discord
11. Pinterest
12. Signal
13. Threads
14. WeChat
15. Quota
16. Tumblr
17. Clubhouse
18. Mastodon
19. Rumble
20. MeWe
21. VK
22. Line
23. IMO
24. Zalo
25. Soul
26. Hamro Patro

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