How social media was weaponized in Ethiopia’s Tigray War | DW Documentary
How social media was weaponized in Ethiopia’s Tigray War | DW Documentary
The Tigray War (2020-2022) in Ethiopia was one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history. Over half a million people lost their lives amid an onslaught of shocking violence.
Social media was deployed as a weapon and played a significant role in the conflict. Footage of rape and mass shootings was used to both traumatize and dehumanize the…
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Tigray Needs Justice!
TPLF has been a cancer to the country.
One sided misinformation. The war didnt even start bc of the Ethiopian government but by the rebels who attacked and killed Ethiopian soldiers.
Again, It's one sided report as its predecessors. Though it's true facebook aggravated the war, its also one sided posting mostly from Tigryans abroad. Some of them resides in Kenya, Uganda and of course around the globe.
Sadly the Tigrayan population is small and other side has many people spreading misinformation. Anyone interested should see “the Tigray genocide” on social media with overwhelming evidence.
This docimentary is not objectif at all .
Thank you for this insightful reporting. I hope all lives were valued the same. If this was not in Africa, META’s failure would have had serious consequences. But never give up. Justice shall come
The fact that you see so many comments here trying to justify the Tigray Genocide is self evident of the impact of misinformation and disinformation that widely spread against Tigrayans.
biased and fake documentary ,sorry DW unsubscribed from nowon
Not true all of it. Some lie some true
I still see so many worrying comments down here. People who keep believing the falsities of the ethiopian government. Shocking.
Good job DW.
Your story is one-sided, biased, and inaccurate. The battle began when the TPLF junta took over a military facility and slaughtered Ethiopian soldiers while they were asleep. Not to mention their refusal to respect government rules and regulations, as well as their ongoing disregard for the government's efforts to defuse ethnic tensions across different parts of the country, which were initiated by the TPLF while they were in power.
This is so messed up, the translation is not right and you took people speech’s as an example without any context
REAL REPORTING HAS DIED. Why can't you bring both sides of the story to your viewers. What your doing is no different from what Facebook is doing the only difference is you guys are doing it on purpose.
Es ist sehr traurig , dass nur wenige Medien davon berichten. Abiy Ahmed praktiziert Genozide an Tigrische Volk. Er muss vor Gericht stehen Millionen Menschen Blut ist geflossen . Er macht das gleiche mit Amhara Volk.Wo ist die Gerechtigkeit?
muslim antichrist preachers are taking over Reels and Short videos on Facebook, spewing out one long tirade against God the Father and God the Son.
Thank you DW for covering the genocidal war on Tigray.
Well done!
UNINSTALLED FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AFTER THE WAR
You posted the Amhars elites. what about Tigrean elites! You must be ashamed of yourselves.
You must be ashamed of yourself. You must present what Tigrean activists were posting.
The continued downfall of africa, tribalism and corporate neo-colonialism
Abiy ahmed is the great leader who terminates and teaches TPLF that actions have consequences. He made Tigray pay for their contempt they have over other regions. They think of them as superior warriors than others and they started war on Ethiopia. Then what ? ENDF made them cry. DW is working against the Truth. Most of medias including this one don't research the matter properly and they say we made a documentary. That's why Trump hate medias and journalists.
Tigrayans are False narraters
Doesn't matter if they can't hit them in the wallet. Money is the only language they speak.
Not only facebook this media alao one of them
West and US in particular is a prolofic war machine😊
Misinformation kills. With social media becoming the main source of information, there is an increased need for moderation. Thank you DW for this documentary. Social media caused people's dehumanisation, deaths and led to the ripping of Ethiopia's social fabric. I hope that what happened during the Tigray War is a learning experience. My heart goes out to all the victims incl. the moderators.
This by itself is another propaganda machine. Baseless blaming. Drama making continues.
Even here in this comment section full of hate comments
These Kenyans with their fake tears.
Anything to be the eternal victim and for $$$.
Ethiopia is a hotbed of hate, civil war and bloody conflict.
900,000 have been killed since 2018.
Ethiopia is the Yugoslavia of Africa.
Facebook is responsible for what Happened in Ethiopia since 2015 they specifically highly responsible for what Happened to Tigrayans
it's in these parts of the world content moderation is needed THE most and yet it is the most lacking.. very sad
As a Palestinian, I would say politicians and social media need to be appropriately verified. Biden spread the lie of 30 beheaded babies on Oct 7th and systemic rape, which allowed the world to justify and even support the massacre of 20 thousand Palestinian children – with hundreds beheaded in a matter of months by Israel, and the rape of Palestinian hostages held in Israeli concentration camps and prisons. We stand with the people of Ethiopia. And stand against Meta, lying presidents and politicians, and social media platforms that spread lies.
I know that the Eritrean dictator also had a hand to play in this. But let this be a wake up call to all my fellow Tigrinya in tigray. Don’t let this treaty with amahras or the Ethiopia gov blind you. Let us the Tigrinya people be united and created a United stated free of these exploiters. Never Roget or forgive
Mikadara genocide , the victims were Amaharas not tigrians . Fisha was a lair , a tplf propagandist . shame on this media .
thank you so much this is a huge help for the tigryans. but the one who should be accountable is not social medias like facebook or other social media platforms but the government of ethiopia and the military leaders of ENDF, AMHARA AND ERTREAN FORCES.
I wonder how much TPLF paid you to lie about the war
Biased
This is a very biased reporting! Reporting should show both sides of a story and should only report on the truth. Shame! God will judge all accordingly!!
Those of us that were affected by this conflict know the truth, we don’t need DW rewriting it for us. We lived it. Facts do matter! No more misinformation
It is better the ended it
When you start a war, you might lose. Losing a war you started doesn’t make you a victim.
The people of Tigray are paying the price for the policies of the TPELF gang's rule of Ethiopia for thirty years, all of which were genocides against other nationalities, especially against Somali nationalism.
When the dead are silent, the killer talks a lot. The people of Amhara and Afar, who have suffered and suffered because of Tplf, are silent, but the killers are still agitating today, asking why they were silent. The government that killed them, but they are still pointing at on the Amhara people today.because of their hate. Shame😢😢😢😢😢
What about tigryan attack civilian in amhara and afar rigion
Why do media outlets like to lie for views