Lara Bitar • 18 Dec 2017

A Brief History of Personal Data Collection in Lebanon

In December 2017, the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, headed by Minister Jamal Jarrah, started taking steps to mandate biometric registration…

Lara Bitar • 06 Dec 2017

#GenderTech Confronts Gender-Based Violence in MENA

   Feature image viaOxfam/The Media Booth,  November 24, 2017, Beirut, Lebanon: Arab feminists discuss how to counter online violence.   Is…

Lara Bitar • 31 Jan 2017

Youth, Internet, and Technology in Lebanon: A Snapshot

Social Media Exchange (SMEX) surveyed 157 youths between the ages of 14 and 22 to develop a snapshot of how…

Lara Bitar • 05 Jan 2017

Why Boycott Lebanon’s Mobile Phone Operators, Alfa and touch?

A self-described independent youth movement is waging what it is referring to as a “polite struggle” (الكفاح_المهذب#) against state corruption…