Ethiopia Blocks Social Media For Exams

Seems like Zimbabwe is not the only country facing social media difficulties,  Ethiopia has reportedly blocked social media sites across the country after university entrance exams were posted online.

The ban the ban was to prevent students being distracted from studying during the exam period and to prevent the spread of false rumors according to the Ethiopian government.  Blocked sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Viber.

It is said that they will be unavailable for several days while university entrance exams are taken, a government spokesman Getchew Reda said.

Ethiopia was among the first African countries to censor the internet and opposition blogs and human rights websites are frequently blocked.

Social media sites have gone down in Ethiopia before but only for a matter of hours, with the government previously denying any involvement. This is the first time social media sites have been publicly blocked nationwide.