Abed Kataya • 28 Aug 2020

The TikTok Case: A New Platform to Oppress Women in Egypt

Egyptian authorities are arresting an increasing number of women on different charges related to their social media activity; in some…

Ragheb Ghandour • 25 Aug 2020

How To Make A Privacy-Oriented Application During A Crisis

Over the past couple of weeks, state agencies, international organizations, and local initiatives have launched applications to track housing damage,…

SMEX • 13 Jul 2020

Lebanon: New Coalition to Defend Free Speech

(Beirut, June 7, 2020) –   14 Lebanese and international organizations announced on July 13, 2020 the formation of a…

Abed Kataya • 06 Jul 2020

Mapping the telecom outages in Lebanon

Report any telecommunications outage that happens in Lebanon by filling out this form. We will use this information to update…

SMEX • 19 Jun 2020

An Apology from SMEX

Earlier today, SMEX’s former editorial director, Lara Bitar, published a tweet showing that her author page had been removed from…

SMEX • 03 Jun 2020

The Case of the Blocked Blogger: How the MoT continues to violate free expression in Lebanon

The blog-publishing service Blogger (*.blogspot.com) is blocked in Lebanon on the 3G networks of both mobile operators, Alfa and Touch….

SMEX • 02 Jun 2020

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