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SMEX relaunches its Digital Rights Fund (DRF) for 2026!
Are you a tech geek, grassroots initiative, student, independent researcher, or civil society organization looking to fund your digital rights…
Human Rights Day: SMEX reflects on a year of advocacy for digital rights
Over the past year, digital rights have faced increasing pressure. As governments and corporations deploy and develop new technologies at…
New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
Dr. Sandrine Atallah on social media censorship of sexual health content
“I never change the terminology. I refuse to censor myself or the educational content I share online. If we replace…
Research Report: Confronting Structural Silencing: Challenges and Resistance Among Digital Feminist Activists in Lebanon
We’re sharing a new, in-depth study conducted by SMEX exploring the evolving landscape of feminist digital activism in Lebanon—specifically the…
Disinformation fuels sectarian unrest in Syria [Opinion]
After over half a century of oppression under the Assad regime, on December 8, 2024, Syrians awoke to a new…
Why did Türkiye ban Instagram for nine days?
In early August 2024, Turkey made headlines by imposing a sudden and controversial ban on Instagram, one of the country’s…