“TikTok is being used to incite violence,” said Bahiru Shewaye, co-founder of House of Guramayle. Bahiru said several videos have been reported to TikTok but “we are still waiting for them to take action.”TikTok did not respond to requests for comment. In another video posted Aug. 2, a TikTok user calls for gay men to be stabbed in the buttocks. LGBTQ+ Ethiopians said the surge of abusive content has left them feeling unsafe, with several fleeing abroad in recent weeks. … It has always been bad, but this time it feels different.”Another LGBTQ+ man, a student in Addis Ababa, said he has been outed twice on TikTok.

Source: Ethiopian News August 11, 2023 06:07 UTC