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When violence goes viral

When violence goes viral

FromThe Comb


When violence goes viral

FromThe Comb

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ethiopians on social media have been dealing with a wave of violent and graphic content in recent years. Multiple conflicts have seen violent pictures and videos regularly shared online, often alongside threats, hate speech, or disinformation.

For Moti, this hit close to home in a devastating way when his father was the target of a political killing, and pictures of his dead body were posted on social media.

Rehobot also shares her experience of combating this online hate through fact-checking, but how exposing herself to so much violent content eventually impacted her mental health.

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Released:
Feb 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Combing Africa for stories about the unseen forces that bind us together and tear us apart. A single story, every week. Hosted by Kim Chakanetsa. #thecomb