Stephanie Nasr • 01 Sep 2025

New content moderation rules harm Arabic SRHR advocacy online

The New Rules of the GameIn early 2025, Instagram and TikTok flagged several Arabic-language sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR)…

SMEX • 20 Aug 2025

Policy Paper: Reforming Governance in Lebanon’s Mobile Telecom Sector

Decades of political interference, mismanagement, and corruption have rendered Lebanon’s telecom sector dysfunctional. These systemic failures left users with weak…

SMEX • 12 Aug 2025

SMEX’s Digital Safety Helpdesk Updates: Summer 2025

Women, minorities, and human rights defenders among the most targeted onlineSMEX’s Digital Safety Helpdesk supports activists, journalists, marginalized groups, and…

Afnan Abu Yahya • 06 Aug 2025

Women journalists learn to use AI chatbots safely despite security risks

This article and the accompanying photographs were produced with the support of UNESCO in Jordan. The views and opinions expressed…

Rym Badran • 24 Jul 2025

To reform Lebanon’s telecom sector, start with better governance

In 2024, frequent telecom outages caused by continued Israeli attacks on crucial infrastructure left thousands of families in the South…

SMEX • 24 Jul 2025

Syrians report deliberate internet shutdowns amid Sweida attacks

Last Friday, the Syrian governorate of Sweida witnessed a complete internet shutdown amid telecommunications disruptions and electricity blackouts. This incident…

Abed Kataya • 23 Jul 2025

In Lebanon, a missed payment can cost you your mobile number

Khaled, a Lebanese expatriate, returned home after a year abroad only to discover that his 20-year-old phone number, deeply connected…