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Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew Profile picture
Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew
@yeayalew
PhD Candidate @MonashLawSchool, Affiliate @CastanCentre #InternetFreedom #HumanRights #IHL #PIL #Ethiopia|n #Africa 🌍 🌏 alumnus @univgroningen Caveats apply.
Nov 29, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The long-arm of #SocialMedia platforms in Northern Ethiopian conflict:

@YouTube has indiscriminately pulled down dozens of pro-government channels that document atrocities in Afar and Amhara regions.

@Meta is aggressively moderating pan-Ethiopian contents.

#NoMore

1/ In June 2021, @Meta went beyond to amend its community standard & defines hate speech broadly...content attacking concepts, institutions associated with protected group will be removed. Eg, criticising TPLF may fall under this extended definition. 👉 bit.ly/3xH1gh6

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Feb 14, 2020 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
The New Hate Speech & Disinformation Suppression Proclamation No. 1185/2020: What it is and what it means to Freedom of Expression in Ethiopia

On February 13, the Ethiopian parliament passed the controversial bill countering hate speech and disinformation in #Ethiopia. 1/Many activists, academia, and human rights defenders are concerned about the potential impact of this law. Now the bill is approved as a law. As an observer of this drafting process, I would like to briefly highlight affirmative moves, and areas of concerns.