Meta contributed to ethnic violence in Ethiopia, says report
Meta, the owner of leading social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, contributed significantly to ethnic violence in Ethiopia, according to...
Usman Shahid is Manager at Digital Rights Monitor (DRM) under the Digital Rights & Internet Governance (DRIG) programme at Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD). He is also co-leading Facter, a digital investigation initiative facilitating newsrooms in countering mis/disinformation.
Usman formerly worked as the head of Culture desk at SAMAA TV (Digital). He is also a DRAPAC23 fellow.
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