KATHMANDU: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota said the registration of social networking sites is a must to curb cyber crimes.

Speaking at a program organized by Technology Journalists Forum (TJF) in Singha Durbar on Sunday, Minister Baskota said that it was mandatory to bring the Bill on Information Technology to end such crimes.

“With the development of Internet and Information Technology, discrepancies  and challenges have also come along. That is why it should be regulated. It does not, however, intend to curtain the freedom of expression and speech, said Minister Baskota.

He further said that the regulation is also mandatory to bring the social networking sites under the purview of taxation.