July 19, 2023 6:08 PM

Ethiopia allows social media access after five months

Ethiopia has allowed people to access Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and YouTube after five months. The blackout was imposed on 9 February this year after tensions between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government. Only those with access to virtual private network (VPN) software could get on to the social media platforms, something that cost them additional data.   The Orthodox Church faced a split in February when some archbishops from the Oromia region said they wanted to form a new...