In this article, EBR’s Eden Teshome assesses the paradox of digital aspiration and the limited Internet access on which digital services heavily depend. The advent of social media is changing that in a way. Foreign investors are hesitant to invest in a country where internet access is unreliable and has the risk of being arbitrarily discontinued for a while. The government accuses Social Media of being a platform for spreading false information that, at times, is used to incite widespread violence. Citizens have a right to access information both online and offline.

Source: Ethiopian News July 12, 2023 21:37 UTC