Ethiopia: Social Media Spreading Poison, Threatening Peace

In Ethiopia, something has gone very wrong with the use of social media. In most cases, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have turned out to be means of disseminating unfounded stories, wrong information, prejudice and falsehood.

For over a century, people of Ethiopia have lived together building a peaceful,harmonious and prosperous society with cultural amalgam and divers beliefs. They definitely espoused peaceful coexistence and cherished respect for each other until the evolution of social media began rocking down their tranquility and calm a decade ago.

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