SMEX • 01 Oct 2025

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

Rouba Abo Ammo • 22 Sep 2025

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…

SMEX • 25 Apr 2025

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…

Disinfo Analyst • 21 Jan 2025

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…

Metehan Durmaz • 23 Aug 2024

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…

SMEX • 12 Aug 2024

Tech at the Service of Occupation

A recent investigation by Israeli media confirmed that the occupation has been relying on tech giants’ cloud services to store…

SMEX • 08 Aug 2024

Digital Safety Helpdesk: Meta Suspends More Lebanese WhatsApp Accounts

Last June, the Digital Safety Helpdesk at SMEX handled a surge in account suspensions and activity restrictions, which comprised 38%…