Online abuse silences women in Ethiopia, study finds
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A recent study conducted by the Center for Information Resilience (CIR) reveals that women in Ethiopia face gender-targeted online abuse and hate speech across Facebook, Telegram, and X. The study found over 2,000 inflammatory keywords in three Ethiopian languages and English, making it the most comprehensive inflammatory word lexicon in Ethiopia. Facebook was cited as the worst platform for abuse. Over 78% of the women interviewed reported feelings of fear or anxiety after experiencing online abuse. The report's authors state that online abuse has become so normalized in Ethiopia that it is invisible. Women also face compounded attacks based on their ethnicity and religion. Organizations like Setaset Power and the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center are working to address the issue and call for more government initiatives in education and policymaking to protect women from online abuse.

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