President Donald Trump in which he peddled false claims about election fraud following a deadly skirmish at the U.S. Earlier this year, the company deleted a video from U.S. The United States and others have warned Ethiopia about “dehumanizing rhetoric” after the prime minister in comments in July described the Tigray forces as “cancer” and “weeds.”įacebook has removed posts from world leaders before, although in rare circumstances. “The obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us,” Abiy said in the now-deleted post that called on citizens to mobilize “by holding any weapon or capacity.”Ībiy is still regularly posting on the platform, where he has 3.5 million followers. It was taken down on Tuesday morning, she said. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s post on Sunday violated the platform’s policies against inciting and supporting violence, spokeswoman Emily Cain for Facebook’s parent company, Meta, told The Associated Press. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark.
