Under the pre-2018 government where the Tigray People's Liberation Front political party dominated, he said, there were "lots of stifling systems, there was lots of censorship, there was beating of journalists, there was lots of pressures and censorship against journalists and now we are seeing the booming of YouTube and online media … this is a good thing to hear." 
Lisanalowe boma latsopano mu 2018, munthawi yomwe chipani cha Tigray People's Liberation Front chimalamula, wolemba nkhani amazunzidwa, kuchitidwa upandu, kumenyedwa komanso kuletsedwa kulemba nkhani zina. Tsopano tikuona wofalitsa nkhani ambiri pa masamba a mchezo komanso  pa YouTube zomwe zili zabwino kuzimva," iwo anatero.