- According to the state communications security agency of Ethiopia, the country according to the state communications security agency and will soon replace Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.
- However, it does not plan to block the global services, the agency said.
According to the state communications security agency of Ethiopia, the country according to the state communications security agency and will soon replace Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.However, it does not plan to block the global services, the agency said.
The director-general of the Information Network Security Agency (INSA), Shumete Gizaw said that the government propose to use its local platform to “replace” Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Zoom.
Since last year, Ethiopia has been facing an armed conflict between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). A war of words was unleashed on social media by both the sides..
Shumete alleged Facebook of deleting posts and user accounts supporting the government which distorted the true reality about Ethiopia. International human rights groups condemned the Ethiopian government for shutdowns to social media services including Facebook and WhatsApp in the past year. The timeline, budget and other details of the proposal is not specified. He claimed that Ethiopia had the local expertise to develop the platforms and without external help and that a trial has already been completed.It is expected to be operational soon.
Social messaging app WeChat, owned by China-based Tencent Holdings, is widely used in the country.
