Use of social media a crime during state of emergency in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA – The Ethiopian government has announced that opening and posting the current situation in the country on Facebook, listening to Voice of America and German Radio, Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT), Oromo Media Network (OMN), and accessing social media are crimes in the country.
“The military command will take action on those watching and posting on these social media outlets,” Siraj Fegessa, Ethiopia’s minister of defence said.
ESAT and OMN, based in the US, are the two major media outlets that diaspora opposition and various protesters get their information from. However, the two are considered dangerous and a tool to incite violence in the country known for its security and peaceful co-existence.......See More