Former US President Donald Trump will not be the only leader to be sanctioned by the social media giant Facebook. In fact, in the midst of the war in the Tigray region, the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed has just suffered the wrath of the social network. The Prime Minister had just launched an appeal to the country’s forces to put an end to the rebellion.
«Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s post on Sunday violated platform policies against inciting and supporting violence»Said a spokesperson for the parent company of Facebook, the group Meta. In the post in question, the Prime Minister called on every Ethiopian to stand up and fight against the rebel forces. A message that violates the rules of the social network according to officials.
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Facebook’s sanction comes after numerous calls made on the social network by the Prime Minister. For some, these calls are dangerous and risk cutting into more serious events. A few days ago, a whistleblower even pointed to the situation in Ethiopia as an example of the laxity of Facebook officials: “My fear is that without action, the divisive and extremist behaviors we see today are just the beginning.She added. Several other leaders have already suffered the same fate on the social network. The most emblematic remains the former US President Donald Trump who was finally banned from the platform, a first!
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