Zecharias ZelalemNov 25, 2022
The most shockingly tone deaf event gets underway Monday. The United Nations is set to host its annual Internet Governance Forum, where tech gurus & world leaders discuss greater connectivity & human rights, in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. This despite Ethiopia maintaining a 2 year phone and #internet blackout impacting 7 million people in its war torn Tigray region, where civil war killed over half a million between 2020-2022. On par with hosting a women's rights summit in Saudi Arabia.
Show threadJennifer Moore 😷Dec 7, 2022
@zekuzelalem
Do you think there's any chance the conference can include people speaking out about the blackout? and thereby draw attention to it?
Show threadZecharias Zelalem
@unchartedworlds A few did. But at the end of the day...the winners are those behind the brutal backout. The event and the presence of prominent personalities was used to whitewash horrors.
Dec 13, 2022 at 7:51pmWeb
Show threadJennifer Moore 😷Dec 13, 2022
@zekuzelalem Disappointing but I guess not surprising. Thank you for speaking out, anyway.