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How a Travel YouTuber Captured Nepal’s Revolution for the World

Nicholas Slayton

created: Sept. 28, 2025, 2:40 p.m. | updated: Oct. 1, 2025, 2:19 p.m.

People in Nepal, largely driven by Gen Z youth, had taken to the streets, and that day riots broke out when nearly two dozen people were shot and killed by authorities. In the middle of it all was Jackson, a travel vlogger riding from Thailand to the United Kingdom on his bike. Anger had been simmering in Nepal for months, much of it driven by widespread corruption among politicians. Many of those politicians’ children also flaunted their wealth, often on social media. They in turn were called out online by Nepali people, and on September 4, the government banned 26 social media platforms.

2 months, 2 weeks ago: WIRED