Advocacy & Resources

New Policy Paper: Protecting Children from Social Media. Are Bans Effective?

New report on the militarization of tech in the SWANA: Produced, tested, deployed

Rotten Apple: An Invasive Threat Actor Targeting Civil Society in Lebanon

Human Rights Day: SMEX reflects on a year of advocacy for digital rights 

New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region

Policy Paper: Reforming Governance in Lebanon’s Mobile Telecom Sector

AI Investments in the Gulf: Opportunities and Surveillance Risks

Research Report: Confronting Structural Silencing: Challenges and Resistance Among Digital Feminist Activists in Lebanon

Policy Brief: The Human Rights Risks of Big Tech's Cloud Expansion in the Gulf