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Gulf Countries Use Canadian Filtering Technology to Block Entire Categories of Websites
Researchers revealed in April that internet filtering technologies produced by Netsweeper, an Ontario-based technology company with offices in the UAE…
Help SMEX Monitor Internet Shutdowns in MENA During National Exams
In the final days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the world gasped in disbelief as the administration of President Hosni…
Omani Activist Hassan al-Basham Passes Away in Prison
Feature image via Omani Coalition for Human Right: Hassan al-Basham. Social media activists are mourning the death of Hassan al-Basham,…
Careem Reports that the Data of 14.5 Million Users Has Been Compromised
On Monday, Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing company operating in the MENA region, Turkey, and Pakistan, announced that it learned “online…
Unavailability of Uber’s Anonymized Calling Feature in Lebanon Puts Riders At Risk
Feature image April 20, 2018: A screenshot from the Uber application. In Lebanon, Uber still makes it possible for drivers…
Turkey Responsible for More than Half of Twitter’s Content Removal Requests and Other Trends from the MENA Region
Feature image: A map displaying requests for content removal in the second half of 2017. On April 6, Twitter launched…
Lebanese Embassies Expose the Personal Data of Registered Voters Living Abroad
Ahead of the May 6 parliamentary elections, Lebanese embassies abroad have exposed the personal data of Lebanese citizens living abroad,…