SMEX • 15 Mar 2024

Tell Meta: Stop Silencing Palestine

Press Release 14 March 2024 Palestinian and global digital rights groups bring top Meta executive to the table on issues…

Aksel Eck • 14 Mar 2024

Mapping Tech Companies’ Cloud Expansion in the Gulf and its Human Rights Implications

Since 2018, an increasing number of companies, mainly from the U.S. and China, launched cloud regions and data centers in…

Safaa Ayyad • 04 Mar 2024

80% of Women in Lebanon Face Digital Violence

Last March, UN Women Representative in Lebanon Rachel Dore-Weeks stated that female candidates to the parliamentary elections in Lebanon faced…

Metehan Durmaz • 27 Feb 2024

How Israel’s GPS jamming endangers civil aviation and maritime routes

The relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza has caused loss of communications for prolonged periods, including total internet shutdowns and the…

SMEX • 15 Feb 2024

Lebanese telecom minister favors unlawful bid for A2P services 

As of February 14, 2024, the Minister of Telecommunications approved a re-bid, confirming suspicions that he might be under pressure…

Ali Awada • 09 Feb 2024

Lebanese MPs launch racist reporting application 

Around one month ago, an infamous crime in Beirut led to the killing of a municipal guard. Its consequences, however,…

Rawan Rbihat • 09 Feb 2024

Jordan: Will the new law protect people’s data?

After years of being stowed away in government departments, Jordan’s “Personal Data Protection Law” (PDPL) is set to take effect…