Zeinab Ismail • 23 Feb 2024

Meta Contemplates Banning the Use of the Term “Zionist”

Laying the Ground for Further Repression of Palestine’s Supporters 73 civil society organizations, including SMEX, have urged Meta to reverse…

Metehan Durmaz • 22 Feb 2024

Kuwait’s cybercrime law extends censorship to the online realm

Following the waves of protests in the 2010s, both in the region and throughout the world, from Africa to South…

SMEX • 15 Feb 2024

Lebanese telecom minister favors unlawful bid for A2P services 

As of February 14, 2024, the Minister of Telecommunications approved a re-bid, confirming suspicions that he might be under pressure…

Abed Kataya • 15 Feb 2024

Privacy and security at risk: Lebanese security agencies accessing the mobile telecom’s network performance system

While mobile operators use the network monitoring system to keep up the quality of service and follow up on users’…

Samer Farhat • 13 Feb 2024

It takes one click

For a renowned journalist, an invitation to speak at a French institution should not be a source of alarm. And…

Ali Awada • 09 Feb 2024

Lebanese MPs launch racist reporting application 

Around one month ago, an infamous crime in Beirut led to the killing of a municipal guard. Its consequences, however,…

Rawan Rbihat • 09 Feb 2024

Jordan: Will the new law protect people’s data?

After years of being stowed away in government departments, Jordan’s “Personal Data Protection Law” (PDPL) is set to take effect…