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The Case of the Blocked Blogger: How the MoT continues to violate free expression in Lebanon
The blog-publishing service Blogger (*.blogspot.com) is blocked in Lebanon on the 3G networks of both mobile operators, Alfa and Touch….
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Moving Bread&Net 2020 Online!
The safety of the digital rights community is always our first priority. That’s why, with so much uncertainty about the…
Lebanon Blocks Unofficial Exchange Rate Apps, Threatening Right to Access Information
On April 30, 2020, The Lebanese General Prosecutor ordered the Ministry of Telecommunications to compel all internet service providers to…
Technology in service of public interest
With the continuing crises that Lebanon and the world are facing, we at SMEX have sought ways in which free…
Leveraging your users’ data? Think twice
This article appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region . “It was my mistake and I am sorry.”…
Mapping surveillance cameras in Beirut on OpenStreetMap
Surveillance cameras are spread in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with unparalleled chaos. While the responsibility of who manages the data…