{"id":3937,"date":"2021-11-07T17:55:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2021-11-07T17:56:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:56:25","slug":"ethiopian-president-in-facebook-jail-for-inciting-violence-against-the-rebel-militia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/ethiopian-president-in-facebook-jail-for-inciting-violence-against-the-rebel-militia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian President in Facebook Jail for inciting Violence Against the Rebel Militia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethiopia\u2019s Prime Minister Rebel Militia attracted a stern move by Facebook, which removed his post on their platform. His post was despised for \u201cinciting and supporting violence,\u201d and he drafted the post while his country was going through a period of political unrest accompanied by violence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The post on Friday by Abiy Ahmed addressed Ethiopia\u2019s enemies whom he vowed to \u201cbury.\u201d The post also stated that \u201cThe obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us.\u201d In July, he once described Tigrayan People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces as \u201ccancer\u201d and \u201cweeds\u201d\u00a0<\/span>[Source]<\/span><\/a>. Such utterances came after TPLF forces made advances towards the capital Addis Ababa. Because of this, it was believed that the PM was talking about this particular case and his post became a violent one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meta, Facebook\u2019s owner, deemed it necessary to remove Ahmed\u2019s post and announced the removal On Thursday. A statement from the company noted that \u201cAs the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia intensifies, we are committed to helping keep people safe and preventing online and offline harm through our platforms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook explained how they were informed of the post and decided to take measures to rectify the issue. It said, \u201cWe were made aware of a post by Ethiopia\u2019s prime minister and removed this for violating our policies against inciting and supporting violence. At Meta, we remove content from individuals or organizations that violate our community standards, no matter who they are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The social media platform is very popular and has vast users across the globe. Due to this, it becomes a dangerous tool if used in the wrong way. Because of its wide outreach, one can exploit that ability for selfish gains and amass followers or even start a war. These are some of the disadvantages related to social media. Notable cases of this nature are linked to former US President Donald Trump, who caused havoc on Facebook and Twitter. Trump posted that the 2020 elections were stolen from him and convinced his followers to participate in a demonstration against the American government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube decided to ban him from using their platforms. Earlier this year, Facebook made a bold decision to cap individuals who use their entity to propagate hate or political views that harm the community. Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister who is now vice president for global affairs and communications at Facebook, rolled out the plan to reduce politics on people\u2019s feed and said the strategy supported \u201cmore friends, less politics\u201d\u00a0<\/span>[Source]<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In light of this, it shows that Facebook is determined in curbing violence or political content being propelled by people. Under their new strategy, no one is supposed to abuse Facebook, and people must adhere to their laws.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is against this background that PM Ahmed was found on the wrong side. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen blamed the company for \u201cliterally fanning ethnic violence\u2019\u2019 in Ethiopia because it had relaxed laws outside the American borders. But this move to block Ahmed is a good sign by Facebook in tightening the screws for users outside the US who violates the regulations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, Ethiopia is marred with gun violence between the country\u2019s forces and the Tigrayan forces. It looks like the African nation might suffer the same fate as Afghanistan if negotiations fail. On Tuesday, the government declared a state of emergency after projecting a threat from TPLF, which was heading for the capital. A spokesperson of the forces noted that TPLF was stationed in the town of Kemise, in Amhara state, and was about 200 miles from the capital, which is their main target.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of this, it can be seen why Ahmed drafted such a threatening post addressing \u201cenemies.\u201d But his method of retaliation is against Facebook\u2019s policies, and his post had to be removed in that regard.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ethiopia\u2019s Prime Minister Rebel Militia attracted a stern move by Facebook, which removed his post on their platform. His post was despised for \u201cinciting and supporting violence,\u201d and he drafted the post while his country was going through a period of political unrest accompanied by violence.\u00a0 The post on Friday by Abiy Ahmed addressed Ethiopia\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-227x300.jpg",227,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-100x100.jpg",100,100,true],"jnews-360x180":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-360x180.jpg",360,180,true],"jnews-750x375":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-716x375.jpg",716,375,true],"jnews-1140x570":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-716x570.jpg",716,570,true],"jnews-120x86":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-120x86.jpg",120,86,true],"jnews-350x250":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-350x250.jpg",350,250,true],"jnews-750x536":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-716x536.jpg",716,536,true],"jnews-1140x815":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-716x815.jpg",716,815,true],"jnews-360x504":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-360x504.jpg",360,504,true],"jnews-75x75":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-75x75.jpg",75,75,true],"jnews-350x350":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018-350x350.jpg",350,350,true],"jnews-featured-750":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false],"jnews-featured-1140":["https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Abiy_Ahmed_during_state_visit_of_Reuven_Rivlin_to_Ethiopia_May_2018.jpg",716,945,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Desmond K","author_link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/author\/desmond\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Ethiopia\u2019s Prime Minister Rebel Militia attracted a stern move by Facebook, which removed his post on their platform. 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