Tens of thousands of Nepalis turned to Jack Dorsey’s new messaging app Bitchat after the government blocked major social media platforms during anti-corruption protests last week. The protests, led mostly by young people, broke out in Kathmandu on September 4 after the authorities blocked 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and YouTube. Officials said the move was to stop anti-government content, but it backfired. Protestors are mostly young people — TheAtlantic Instead of calming the streets, it pushed more young Nepalis, into the streets against what they saw as corruption, nepotism, and lack of opportunities. Within days, the …