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The new feature on X will leak your location without your consent
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has just added a new calling feature. Audio and video calls can now be…
Oversight Board: Meta’s Censorship of ‘Shaheed’ Is “Unnecessary and Disproportionate”
(Beirut, March 27, 2024) – Yesterday, the much anticipated Oversight Board decision on Meta’s approach to moderating the word “shaheed”…
Saudi Authorities Monopolize Media and Advertising Discourse “by Law”
Through global forums and media, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been keen on spreading progressive discourse in an effort…
Tell Meta: Stop Silencing Palestine
Press Release 14 March 2024 Palestinian and global digital rights groups bring top Meta executive to the table on issues…
Mapping Tech Companies’ Cloud Expansion in the Gulf and its Human Rights Implications
Since 2018, an increasing number of companies, mainly from the U.S. and China, launched cloud regions and data centers in…
Digital wallets on hold in Lebanon, telecom minister stalling decisions
The Public Procurement Authority has halted efforts by Alfa (one of Lebanon’s state-owned mobile operators) to conclude a direct contract…
80% of Women in Lebanon Face Digital Violence
Last March, UN Women Representative in Lebanon Rachel Dore-Weeks stated that female candidates to the parliamentary elections in Lebanon faced…