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How The Global Internet Disruption Affected Lebanon
On Sunday afternoon, Lebanese internet users reported an internet disruption that made it almost impossible to access platforms like Twitter….
The TikTok Case: A New Platform to Oppress Women in Egypt
Egyptian authorities are arresting an increasing number of women on different charges related to their social media activity; in some…
How To Make A Privacy-Oriented Application During A Crisis
Over the past couple of weeks, state agencies, international organizations, and local initiatives have launched applications to track housing damage,…
Lebanon: New Coalition to Defend Free Speech
(Beirut, June 7, 2020) – 14 Lebanese and international organizations announced on July 13, 2020 the formation of a…
Mapping the telecom outages in Lebanon
Report any telecommunications outage that happens in Lebanon by filling out this form. We will use this information to update…
An Apology from SMEX
Earlier today, SMEX’s former editorial director, Lara Bitar, published a tweet showing that her author page had been removed from…
The Case of the Blocked Blogger: How the MoT continues to violate free expression in Lebanon
The blog-publishing service Blogger (*.blogspot.com) is blocked in Lebanon on the 3G networks of both mobile operators, Alfa and Touch….