{"id":277994,"date":"2019-06-04T08:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T12:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.google.com\/articles\/CBMifmh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZ3MubHNlLmFjLnVrL21lZGlhcG9saWN5cHJvamVjdC8yMDE5LzA2LzA0L3RoZS1wcm9ibGVtcy13aXRoLWV0aGlvcGlhcy1wcm9wb3NlZC1oYXRlLXNwZWVjaC1hbmQtbWlzaW5mb3JtYXRpb24tbGF3L9IBAA?oc=5"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:15:21","slug":"an-lse-analysis-listed-problems-in-ethiopias-proposed-hate-speech-and-misinformation-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/277994","title":{"rendered":"An LSE analysis listed problems in Ethiopia\u2019s proposed hate-speech and misinformation bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In June 2019 Halefom H. Abraha published an LSE Media Policy Project analysis arguing that Ethiopia\u2019s April draft law on hate speech and disinformation carried serious free-expression and enforcement risks.<\/p>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"780\" width=\"780\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-597608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/addis-newspapers.jpg?fit=780%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An LSE analysis listed problems in Ethiopia\u2019s proposed hate-speech and misinformation bill\" \/>\n<p>The essay sat beside domestic reporting that the government wanted new tools against online hate, so the LSE critique remains a useful counterpoint for readers studying the reform-era media fight.<\/p>\n<p>Kept as media analysis archive, the piece dates scholarly warnings about the draft statute before it hardened into later law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/mediapolicyproject\/2019\/06\/04\/the-problems-with-ethiopias-proposed-hate-speech-and-misinformation-law\/\">LSE Media Policy Project<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The problems with Ethiopia&#8217;s proposed hate speech and misinformation law&nbsp;&nbsp;EUROPP &#8211; European Politics and PolicyIn April, the Ethiopian government published a draft law that aims to tackle hate speech and disinformation in the country. Here Ha&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":597608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-277994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethiopian-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/addis-newspapers.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-1ajM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277994"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755038,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277994\/revisions\/755038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}