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Iraq Threatens to Ban TikTok
“Banning the app will not affect institutions or education.” On March 24, Minister of Communications Hiyam Al Yasiri announced she…
#NoExamShutdown: Open letter to authorities in Iraq to #KeepItOn during exams
As part of the #NoExamShutdown campaign, we’re sending an open letter to authorities in Iraq to abstain from resorting to internet shutdowns…
SMEX Hosts the 6th Edition of Bread&Net Online
Sign up today to attend #BreadandNet Online here.You will receive the agenda and the link to each session in your…
Section 230: a warden of freedom of expression, or a loophole for escaping accountability?
Today, censorship in the US is under severe scrutiny from millions around the world who are witnessing the wave of…
Oversight Board: Meta’s Censorship of ‘Shaheed’ Is “Unnecessary and Disproportionate”
(Beirut, March 27, 2024) – Yesterday, the much anticipated Oversight Board decision on Meta’s approach to moderating the word “shaheed”…
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…
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…