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By Samuel Abate Addis Ababa, EN, February 10, 2023 Network data confirm the restriction of Facebook, Telegram and TikTok in Ethiopia on Thursday 9 February 2023. The incident comes amid anti-government protests sparked by tensions due to the government biased treatment on illegal synod appointment in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhado Church. Real-time NetBlocks metrics indicate that Facebook, Telegram and TikTok have been restricted on state monopoly internet providers Ethio Telecom, with aggregated reachability statistics collected from an initial set of 20 vantage points. This class of disruption can be worked around using VPN services, which are able to circumvent government…