Ethiopia bans social media

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/18/ethiopia_bans_social_media/

Ethiopia's government prohibits social media as its people are suspected to have been 'giving information to terrorists or anti-peace groups.' Protests have obviously been taken as a result of this ban, however protests have been banned too, where the government aims to keep their decisions at stand. BBC commented that Ethiopia's government even told its citizens to not watch any non-Ethiopian Esat or OMN, as they're allegedly controlled by terrorists. Other extents and measures have even been taken, where Ethiopian citizens are warned to stay within 40km of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia's capital).

• 500 people in Ethiopia have died as a result terrorism
• Diplomats cannot travel more than 40km (25m) outside of Ethiopia's capital
• Poverty in Ethiopia - where on average an income of $100 is made in a year

Concerning a 3rd world country like Ethiopia, banning social media is the worst thing they can do as they're already so foreign and isolated from the rest of the world, that taking away their digital privilege is essentially 'stealing' their rights to know information around the world. However, with the increasing number of terrorism threats in Ethiopia's capital social media must be banned, but temporarily which is a respective choice.