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

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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.