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Jordan: Draft Cybercrime Law Heralds Alarming Oppression of Freedoms
SMEX, along with the Jordan Open Source Association (JOSA), Access Now, and 19 other organizations, call on the Jordanian government…
In Yemen, Journalists are Haunted by Hacking and Surveillance
An investigative journalist from Yemen never anticipated that a series of events in late 2021 would still haunt him to…
Syria: Internet shutdowns planned despite promises to keep it on
Yesterday, news spread on social media about the intention of the Syrian authorities to cut off internet services in conjunction…
Libya: Between Censoring Social Media and Restricting Online Discourse
In recent years, Libya has experienced recurring waves of attacks and criticisms targeting social media platforms. Some have framed their…
Beyond Jordan’s TikTok Ban
TikTok is still banned in Jordan, a month after the government blocked the platform to limit the spread of live…
The Dark Side of AI-Generated Images
With the click of a button, you can become a character in the Marvel universe, get transported to the surface…
Etisalat and Ooredoo: Ranking last for the fifth year in a row!
For the fifth year in a row, UAE’s Etisalat and Qatar’s Ooerdoo have ranked in the bottom two places in…