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SMEX Bread&Net 2020 Domain Name System in Times of COVID 19 [Bread&Net 2020 Session] February 26, 2021 READ MORE Freedom of Speech Crisis in the Tunisian “Facebook Republic” February 22, 2021 READ MORE Big Techs’ Community Standards: Uncontrolled [Opinion] February 18, 2021 READ MORE
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Military-Controlled Telecom Sector and Internet Shutdowns in Sudan

November 12, 2020 News
Sudanese authorities suspended internet services across the country last September, under the pretext of preventing cheating during the Secondary Education Exams, as per the High Commission of Secondary Education Exams. Since it wasn’t the first incident of internet shutdown of this kind, the Sudanese refused to stand idle this time[...]
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Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking

November 4, 2020 News
The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms. Blocking websites is a violation of people’ rights for access to information and freedom of expression. The Egyptian authorities have been using the equipment of[...]
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One Year After October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech Increase

October 30, 2020 News, Resources
One Year Since the October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech It’s been one year since the October 17 uprising in Lebanon, which was ignited over the imposition of a “WhatsApp tax.” During this time, Lebanon witnessed an increase in summons and arrests resulting from online[...]
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Access to Internet in Yemen: A Constant Struggle

October 27, 2020 News
Rim Talal, a student at the Faculty of Computer and Information Technology, was unable to attend her online courses at the Sana’a University due to poor internet service. After the Ministry of Higher Education suspended the academic year in Yemen and announced the conversion to remote learning, Rim could not[...]
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Remote Learning and the Digital Divide in Lebanon

October 22, 2020 News
With the onset of the economic crisis and the pandemic, Lebanon’s educational system has been thrown into turmoil. Education in Lebanon changed dramatically with the distinctive rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is taking place remotely on digital platforms. This abrupt shift to the digital realm has significant academic and social[...]
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How Does Palestinian Content Counter the Bias of Social Media Companies?

October 19, 2020 News
Palestinian journalist Hani Al-Shaer was not surprised when his Facebook account was deleted for the tenth time during the past three years. However, he was surprised to receive a letter in June from the social media company stating that he has not adhered to the Facebook Community Standards. This came[...]
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[Expired] BreadandNet: Technical Support Specialist Call

October 16, 2020 News, Opportunities
SMEX is looking for a technical support specialist, familiar with the Hopin platform to assist in the production of the 2020 edition of Bread&Net, our annual conference on digital rights. This offer is project-based (around 25 hours).  Key Responsibilities: Use video streaming tools effectively to produce a live stream to[...]
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Lebanon protests: Authorities prey on digital spaces to silence criticism

October 6, 2020 News
This article is a crosspost from Global Voices. Editor’s note: This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is urging governments to address digital rights challenges at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).  As new protests erupt in Lebanon, online repression is set to continue. In recent weeks,[...]
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Website Blocking in the Arab Region: Monitoring and Counteraction Techniques

October 1, 2020 News, Resources
Governments in various Arab countries are increasingly investing in financial and human resources to control internet content and the free flow of information.  They exercise systematic censorship of information by targeting different aspects of communications technologies. By contrast, several civil society organizations and activists in the Arab region are countering[...]
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Content Moderation Bias: Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube Cancel Leila Khaled

September 25, 2020 News
On September 23, Zoom cancelled a virtual event featuring the Palestinian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s (PFLP) veteran Leila Khaled. The virtual event was organized by the Arab and Muslim Ethnicity and Diasporas Studies (AMED Studies) at San Francisco State University (SFSU). After the event was announced on[...]
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