SMEX – Advancing Digital Rights

We Advance Digital Rights

to ensure the internet 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

The Digital Safety Helpdesk at SMEX

In April 2020, SMEX launched the Digital Safety Helpdesk to support internet users, activists, journalists, bloggers, and human rights organizations who have …

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#FreeAlaa: Freedom for our courageous friend and human rights defender, Alaa Abdel Fattah

Our courageous friend and colleague, Egyptian activist and technologist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, must be released from his arbitrary detention immediately. He has …

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The Oversight Board’s decision on Palestine is a step in the right direction, now Facebook needs to step up

We, the undersigned organizations, welcome the recent decision by Facebook’s Oversight Board on Facebook’s unjustified removal of news content related to the …

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