Adequacy Of The Prevailing Regulatory Framework Relating To Hate Speech On Social Media In Ethiopia

Over the years, the abuse of social media, including the spread of different forms of hate speech,rnhas fomented ethnic conflicts and violence’s in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government has passed arncomprehensive law called Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and SuppressionrnProclamation (HsDPSP) to combat hate speech both online and offline. This thesis seeks tornassess the adequacy of the Proclamation to regulate hate speech circulated through social mediarnin Ethiopia. This study has examined the legislation in light of international and regional humanrnrights instruments, as well as pertinent domestic laws. The study reveals that while therngovernment's measure to regulate hate speech is progressive, the hate speech legislation fails tornstrike a proper balance between freedom of expression and hate speech, both in content andrnprocedure which may pose a risk of excessive regulation short of international standards.

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