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COVID-19 Fake News in Lebanon: Who Is Responsible?
The advent of COVID-19 (known locally as the coronavirus) in Lebanon last February has further deepened existing divisions within certain…
How To Open Your Data: SMEX Is Here To Help
In the wake of the August 4th explosion in Beirut, there was a significant response from civil society trying to…
How The Global Internet Disruption Affected Lebanon
On Sunday afternoon, Lebanese internet users reported an internet disruption that made it almost impossible to access platforms like Twitter….
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…
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,…
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…
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…