The Ethiopian government has blocked social media sites across the country so as to enable students prepare adequately for the nation’s University entrance exam.
The government said the ban was to prevent students being distracted from studying during the exam period and to prevent the spread of false rumours, BBC reports.
“They will be unavailable for several days while university entrance exams are taken, a said. It’s a temporary measure until Wednesday. Social media have proven to be a distraction for students,” spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Getachew Reda said.
The blocked sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Viber.
This is the first time social media sites have been publicly blocked nationwide. Although social media sites have previously gone down for a couple of hours in time past with the government denying involvement.

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Source; http://www.reportnaija.com/2016/07/no-instagram-twitter-facebook-and-viber.html

Hmmmm, this is interesting...I wish this can be implemented anytime there is a major exam like JAMB UTME here in Nigeria.

Make dem do am for Naija, correct guys go still find their way into twitter and the rest

fkpboss:
Make dem do am for Naija, correct guys go still find their way into twitter and the rest

If its done, no way it can be accessed Because content accessed in each country can be regulated no matter what