from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – THE rising use of social media to fuel hate speech has raised fears of an outbreak of genocide in Ethiopia. Social media platforms have emerged as platforms by individuals and groups to deepen political and ethnic divisions in a country that is already beset by bloodshed. Local organisations tracking hate speech in Ethiopia have documented individuals calling for genocide against other ethnic groups. Such social media posts are blamed for the deadly violence in Oromia. As tensions mount, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P) has called on social media companies to implement policies to actively prevent the misuse of their platforms to spread hate speech and incite violence.

Source: Ethiopian News September 24, 2020 11:03 UTC