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Lebanon: Legislators Insist on Criminalizing Journalists in New Media Law
Controversial, daunting, and disconcerting for journalists: this is the essence of the proposed media law in Lebanon under consideration in…
COP28 in Dubai: Participants’ Safety in Jeopardy Given Country’s Record
Last June, it was reported that the UAE’s national oil company read emails to and from the COP28 climate summit…
eSIMs in Gaza: An Imperfect and Potentially Dangerous Alternative
Gaza has been through at least four near-total communication blackouts since October 7. The latest internet blackout, on November 16,…
Social Media Censorship Threatens Journalists and Bloggers in Yemen
On July 8, the military police in Marib province, which is under the control of the internationally recognized and Gulf-backed…
Towards the monetization of human rights: Meta’s paid version raises serious privacy concerns
In the past weeks, Meta and X set forth their intention to make their platforms ad-free in exchange for a…
Beware of Phishing Scams Targeting Page Admins!
With the ongoing war on Gaza since October 7, censorship, shadowbanning, and other new measures applied by tech companies, we…
Telecommunications Sector Emergency Plan in Lebanon: Satellite Solutions over Realistic Options
Lebanese Minister of Communications, Johnny Corm, and subsequently by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, expressed their eagerness about finalizing a deal…