Twitter temporarily disabled the Trends feature in Ethiopia to make sure that the platform cannot be used to instigate violence in the conflict-torn country, the social media said on Saturday. "We're monitoring the situation in Ethiopia and are focussed on protecting the safety of the conversation on Twitter. Inciting violence or dehumanising people is against our rules," Twitter said, adding that it temporarily disabled Trends in the country to "reduce the risks of coordination that could incite violence or cause harm." Neighbouring Eritrea supported the Ethiopian authorities, although in the spring of 2021 it said it was withdrawing its troops from Tigray. In June, the rebels captured the administrative centre of Tigray, the city of Mekelle, and the government declared an unconditional ceasefire.

Source: Ethiopian News November 06, 2021 10:31 UTC