SMEX

We Advance Digital Rights

to ensure the internet is for you

Researching Internet Law & Policy

We investigate and analyze legal statutes to keep the public informed.

Tracking Digital Rights Violations

Digital rights are human rights and we keep vigilant to call out infringements on your rights.

Keeping you Safe Online

We’re committed to helping you navigate the web with peace of mind.

Advocating for an Open, Secure Internet

We believe the internet is a public space and we work towards keeping it accessible to everyone.

Producing Localized Resources

We organize meetings, conferences and publish material focused on the MENA region.

Our latest news and campaigns

Why Is Your WhatsApp Account Being Banned?

The last weeks have witnessed an increase in reported cases of people losing access to their WhatsApp accounts. At first users suspected their accounts got banned or blocked as a result of not agreeing to WhatsApp’s latest privacy policy. The new update had threatened to delete the account of those[…]

Wikipedia: The Everlasting Project

Wikipedia: a long history of collaborative knowledge production and free access, and some bots too.

A New (Non-)Privacy Policy from WhatsApp? [A comparison between messaging applications]

Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to personal data; and WhatsApp has just followed suit. The app has been sending notifications about an odd update to its privacy policy. The latest policy grants Whatsapp permission to share users’ data with its parent company,[…]