Internetaccess Archives

08 Apr

Ethiopia Suffers $1.6 Billion Loss Due to Internet Shutdown

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, NewsAddisAbaba, Amharanews, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianews, Internetaccess, Netblocks

NetBlocks, a renowned organization monitoring international internet services and issuing reports, has recently unveiled its 2023 report. According to this report, Ethiopia ranks second in terms of income loss after Russia following a significant internet shutdown. Russia incurred a staggering $4 billion loss in revenue due to disconnecting 113 million citizens from the internet, while Ethiopia, with approximately 30 million citizens affected, faced a substantial loss of $1.6 billion. The deliberate internet shutdown by the government is believed to have multifaceted motivations, including suppressing protests, restricting freedom of expression, and safeguarding election processes. Notably, Ethiopia is among the 25 countries…

03 Aug

Internet access shut down in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Fact check, News, Politics, TechnologyAddisAbaba, Amhara, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Internetaccess, InternetBlockade

Heavy fighting erupted between the National Defense Army and Fano militants in several cities in the Amhara region. We have confirmed from the residents that internet service has been interrupted in the Amhara region following the start of fighting between the two parties. Neither Ethio Telecom nor the governmental institutions have anything yet as to why the internet was cut off in the region. Ethiopia has recently banned Telegram and the app is working with a VPN except in Amhara region. Following the escalation of the ongoing war in the Amhara region, Ethiopian Airlines has canceled flights to Lalibela and…

26 Jul

Ethiopia bans Telegram application

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, Politics, TechnologyAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Internetaccess, InternetBlockade, Netblocks, Telegram

The social networking page of the Telegram application in Ethiopia has not been working since early morning of Wednesday, July 26, 2023. It is estimated that the restriction was imposed in connection with this year's 12th grade exam which starts today. However, the government has not yet given information as to why it has banned Telegram, and the application is running on a VPN. Following the conflict in related with Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the Oromia region, Ethiopia has banned some social networking applications for five months. Accordingly, people have been using VPN (virtual private network) to access social…

17 Jul

Ethiopia lifts internet restrictions on social media

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Fact check, News, Politics, TechnologyAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Internetaccess, InternetBlockade, Socialmedia

In Ethiopia, the restrictions imposed on various social media for months have been lifted. Since last February, restrictions have been placed on internet services such as Facebook, YouTube, Telegram and Tiktok. Following the imposition of Internet restrictions in Ethiopia, many human rights organizations, including the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, have been asking the government to lift the restrictions. The center for democracy and development announced last week, Ethiopia internet disruption caused a loss of $27.8 million in the foreign direct product market and 2,372 citizens lost their jobs. Whereas Internet outages disrupt modern businesses and cost the economy millions of…

03 Mar

Ethiopian Media Council calls to lift social media blockade

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopianmediacouncil, Internetaccess, InternetBlockade, Socialmedia

The government was asked to lift the restrictions on internet connection As the restriction imposed by the government on the internet connection is affecting the media, the Ethiopian Media Council has requested to lift the restriction in a statement issued today. In its statement, the council said that the restrictions imposed by the government on some social media applications have created a challenge for the mass media in their work of gathering, organizing and making information accessible to the public. The council pointed out that the impact of Internet-based media work on working media is significant. The council has requested…