Ethiopia Denies Banning Internet-Based Services
The government has denied a claim by Reporters Without Borders that the country was endorsing a new law that bans services that offer audio and video related communications over the internet.
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Government spokesperson, Shimeles Kemal, said the draft proclamation presented to parliament does not restrict users access to Skype or IP-related internet activities. He says the draft law intends to control the growing number of telecom related offences.
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Thanks to this stupid government our lives are controlled even when we are out of the country. How stupid is it to control the people of one country head to toe. I never hate anybody before and I never had any positive or negative opinion about our government but I certainly do now. No freedom of speech, no freedom of writing, no freedom of multimidea. I am just loving this. Shame on you people In power. Why can't we benefit like any other people in the entire world from technology. You are not doing anything to help us so allow others to do your work atleast.