Hashtag Wars: Analysing “Digital Woyane” and “Digital Media Army” During the War on Tigray

Nigussie, Hagos, Sibhat, Hagos, Kiflu, Gebru
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DOI
10.17645/mac.12748 ↗
Volume · Issue · Pages
15 · — · —
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Cogitatio Press
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https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article... ↗
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29 Oct 2026
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Keywords (as given): Digital Media Army; Digital Woyane; Ethiopia; hashtag activism; hashtag wars; war on Tigray; X

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Media and Communication
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HEC 2026-27 (version 1) · 01 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
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