Ethiopia: 'Closing Down Social Media Sites Cannot Be an Option'

Tekleberhan Woldearegay (Maj.Gen), director of Information Network Security Agency (INSA), He told Addis Zemen, the Amharic state daily, when asked about fake accounts on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

He added that computer-mediated technologies should continue to thrive in Ethiopia, while the due process of law would get around to individuals with such accounts.

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