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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
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…
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…
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)…
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…
Meet the fellows: Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2024
For the year 2024, SMEX welcomed four non-resident fellows for the Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights, committed…
SMEX’s Digital Safety Helpdesk Updates: Summer 2025
Women, minorities, and human rights defenders among the most targeted onlineSMEX’s Digital Safety Helpdesk supports activists, journalists, marginalized groups, and…