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New Report: ”Analyzing Freedom of Expression in Lebanon in 2018”
Over the past four years, Lebanon has witnessed a crackdown against freedom of expression online. ...
Lebanon Protests: Tips for Safely Documenting Human Rights Violations
After security forces detained an estimated 300 people last night and security forces and militias attacked protestors both yesterday and today, we want to provide tips on how to safely and securely document human rights violations during demonstrations. Documentation of violations contributes to the protection of victims’ rights and enables the prosecution of human rights […]
Iraqi lawyer sues the Minister of Telecommunications for Shutting Down the Internet During Protests
On Wednesday, October 9, Iraqi lawyer Mohammed Joumaa filed a lawsuit against the Iraqi minister of telecommunications for disrupting and shutting down the Internet during protests in early October. The lawsuit demands that the minister of telecommunications “repeal the decision to shutdown the internet in the country and establish that network disruptions are illegal and […]
Open Letter: Facebook’s End-to-End Encryption Plans
On October 4, SMEX and many other civil society organizations shared an open letter to Facebook and other tech companies to continue increasing end-to-end security across its messaging tools and resist law enforcement calls to create backdoors or exceptional access to the content of users’ messages. 4 October 2019 Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, OPEN LETTER: FACEBOOK’S […]
From Factories To Apps: Capitalism Keeps Revolutionizing The Way We Live, Socialize, And Work.
Uber is using cutting edge technology to ensure a full control of the labor process through algorithms. This article has also appeared on MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab’s website. Arrived at Toronto union station on a cold Wednesday night, I rushed into a black SUV while I was keeping an eye on the endless queue […]