Ethiopia: Ethiopia “pioneers” cybercensorship

"For the most part, sub-Saharan African nations haven’t focused their resources on filtering internet content. Ethiopia, however, appears to be pioneering a change for the worse," reports the blog My Heart's in Accra. "Several bloggers in Ethiopia have reported that all Blogspot blogs have been blocked within Ethiopia for the past few days. Many Ethiopian bloggers - both inside the country and in the diaspora - use Blogspot/Blogger to host their blogs - as a result, this block prevents Ethiopians from accessing several sites highly critical of the government."