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Amharic language posts from a "Media army" troll farm secret Telegram chat. The first text (translations are mine). "Hello dear leaders, with regards to today's parliamentary hearing, everyone of you must get involved with (posts) on all of the official Facebook pages, from the central authority to district administrations. Everyone must participate. In addition" Second post "Hello family, As we will have a double header campaign starting this evening from 7PM, prepare your groups and have them ready. Show as much energy as you did during today's campaigning. We will send an assessment report." Third post "Operatives who aren't seen participating in today's campaign will have their names listed & reported to the mayor's office. Before that happens, be sure you get involved today. Do so by liking, commenting and sharing. We will need evidence of your participation in today's (March 28th 2024) campaign."

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Amharic language posts from a "Media army" troll farm secret Telegram chat. The first text (translations are mine). "Hello dear leaders, with regards to today's parliamentary hearing, everyone of you must get involved with (posts) on all of the official Facebook pages, from the central authority to district administrations. Everyone must participate. In addition" Second post "Hello family, As we will have a double header campaign starting this evening from 7PM, prepare your groups and have them ready. Show as much energy as you did during today's campaigning. We will send an assessment report." Third post "Operatives who aren't seen participating in today's campaign will have their names listed & reported to the mayor's office. Before that happens, be sure you get involved today. Do so by liking, commenting and sharing. We will need evidence of your participation in today's (March 28th 2024) campaign."
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Zecharias Zelalem (zekuzelalem@dair-community.social)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 19:20:47 JST Zecharias Zelalem
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BBC sources revealed that the administration of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, houses troll farms at two hub offices in the city.
The operatives are known as the ruling party's "media army."
This screengrab from a media army Telegram chat includes instructions on what to post and threatens those who aren't liking or sharing enough.
"Operatives who aren't seen participating in today's campaign will have their names listed & reported to the mayor's office," reads the third post.

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