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New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
Dr. Sandrine Atallah on social media censorship of sexual health content
“I never change the terminology. I refuse to censor myself or the educational content I share online. If we replace…
Lebanon: Ensure Draft Media Law Upholds Free Expression
Recently Proposed Amendments Would Restrict Rights (Beirut, September 16, 2025) – Lebanon’s parliament should ensure that a draft media law…
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)…
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’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…
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…