SMEX • 22 Apr 2025

Bread&Net: Save the Date!

For many of us, the internet was never a utopia, but a space of possibility. Building upon decades of collaboration…

Mahdi Krayem • 08 Oct 2025

Drones in Lebanon: Who can fly them and are they legal?

After shooting the celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary at the Jezzine Municipality, photographer Rami…

Montaser Qawadri • 08 Oct 2025

Can Instagram moderate Arabic sexual health content?

When it comes to social media reach and engagement, content can perform very differently depending on the perceived gender of…

SMEX • 01 Oct 2025

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

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

Rouba Abo Ammo • 22 Sep 2025

Dr. Sandrine Atallah on social media censorship of sexual health content 

“I never change the terminology. I refuse to censor myself or the educational content I share online. If we replace…

SMEX • 16 Sep 2025

Lebanon: Ensure Draft Media Law Upholds Free Expression

Recently Proposed Amendments Would Restrict Rights (Beirut, September 16, 2025) – Lebanon’s parliament should ensure that a draft media law…

Stephanie Nasr • 01 Sep 2025

New content moderation rules harm Arabic SRHR advocacy online

The New Rules of the GameIn early 2025, Instagram and TikTok flagged several Arabic-language sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR)…

SMEX • 20 Aug 2025

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

Decades of political interference, mismanagement, and corruption have rendered Lebanon’s telecom sector dysfunctional. These systemic failures left users with weak…