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Meet the fellows: Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2024
For the year 2024, SMEX welcomed four non-resident fellows for the Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights, committed…
WhatsApp gets a little worse with AI
Last week, Meta announced that WhatsApp will now feature targeted ads. As many news articles and comments from civil society…
Escalating crackdown on free speech in the Gulf
Escalating crackdown on free speech in the Gulf On May 29, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) sentenced Professor Asaad Al-Ghamdi…
Alfa should not force opt-in users to unwanted services
To keep a backup SIM card during periods of poor network performance, I bought two SIMs from the only mobile…
Pedophilia via TikTok in Lebanon: Who is Responsible?
Rage swept Lebanon when news broke out that networks active on TikTok are luring minors to blackmail and sexually assault…
Privacy and security at risk: Lebanese security agencies accessing the mobile telecom’s network performance system
While mobile operators use the network monitoring system to keep up the quality of service and follow up on users’…
Meet the fellows: Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2023
In 2023, SMEX welcomed 4 non-resident fellows who have worked on diverse topics: Ameni Saidani is an advocate for the…