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While the government does not plan to block any of the US-owned platforms, it wants to reduce reliance on foreign tech firms that meddle in the country\u2019s politics, authorities said, amid an armed conflict between the federal government and the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front which has seen supporters of both sides wage information wars on social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-ethiopia-socialmedia\/ethiopia-to-build-local-rival-to-facebook-other-platforms-idUSKBN2FO0X3\">Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia is building its own social media platform to \u201creplace\u201d Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Zoom. 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