Update: The ban on TikTok in Nepal was lifted in August 2024 after it reached an agreement with government authorities.
Internet Service Providers seemed to have blocked Google, Cloudflare, and other DNS which the users have been using as VPN alternatives to the TikTok app after the Nepal government banned it.
You will no longer be able to use TikTok even if you change your mobile phone’s DNS setting.
Using Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 Warp App to use TikTok
WARP, a free app by Cloudflare, is a VPN add-on for its 1.1. 1.1 DNS resolver. It essentially protects your traffic with encryption.
Most Nepalese have been using 1.1.1.1 DNS to use or unblock TikTok in Nepal, which the government banned.
The app is available for both Android and iPhones.
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When and Why was TikTok Banned in Nepal?
Nepal’s Government decided to ban the popular social media network TikTok on Monday, November 13th, 2023, for its negative effect on Social Harmony in Nepal.
According to the report, there are almost 1,647 cases of cybercrime have been reported on the video-sharing app in the last four years.
Even though the NTA successfully banned TikTok from the Nepalese internet, Nepalese users on different social media have devised different methods of using it even after the ban.
These methods were shared on Reddit, Quora, Facebook, X, and TikTok.
How to DNS to Use TikTok without a VPN?
Nepalese tried changing DNS settings to find an alternative to the paid VPN, and it became the most common way to use TikTok in Nepal.
Now, it is unavailable as most of the IPS have started blocking DNS.
How to Change DNS on iPhone?
- Go to Setting: First, tap on settings and choose Wi-Fi.
- Change Wi-Fi’s Setting: Tap on “i” next to the connected Wi-Fi name or any other Wi-Fi.
- DNS: Tap on Configure DNS.
- Choose Manual: Tap on Manual, then Add Server.
- Add DNS: Next, type the DNS server address. You can use Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) or Google’s (8.8.8.8).
- Save Setting: Finally, tap on Save.
How to Change DNS on Android Phone?
Follow the steps below to change Android’s Private DNS.
- Go to Setting
- Tap on Network and Setting
- Choose Private DNS
- Type any one of the following
- 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com
- dns.google
- p2.freedns.controld.com
- Click on Save.
