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7 March 2026

The Gen Z uprising in Asia shows social media is a double-edged sword

Tessa Wong

What riled him most were claims that a major road was blocked for hours for VIP guests, who reportedly included the Nepalese prime minister.Though the claims were never verified and the politician later denied that his family had misused state resources, Aditya's mind was made up.

It was, he decided, "really unacceptable".

Over the next few months he noticed more posts on social media by politicians and their children - pictures showing exotic holidays, mansions, supercars and designer handbags. One photograph of Saugat Thapa, a provincial minister's son, went viral. It showed an enormous pile of gift boxes from Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier and Christian Louboutin, decorated with fairy lights and Christmas baubles and topped with a Santa hat.

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