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Ethiopia: Content Moderation Authority Governance in Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation No.1185 /2020

Progress

Current status
in force
23 Mar 2020 in force

Scope

Implementers
Ethiopia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

23 Mar 2020
in force

Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation (No. 1185/2020) including content moderation authority governance entered into force

On 23 March 2020, the Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation (No. 1185/2020) entered into force. The law prohibits hate speech, defined as communication that deliberately promotes hatred, discrimination, or attacks a…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government

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