Dionysia Peppa • 23 Apr 2024

Section 230: a warden of freedom of expression, or a loophole for escaping accountability?

Today, censorship in the US is under severe scrutiny from millions around the world who are witnessing the wave of…

SMEX • 08 Mar 2024

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…

Zeinab Ismail • 30 Nov 2023

COP28 in Dubai: Participants’ Safety in Jeopardy Given Country’s Record

Last June, it was reported that the UAE’s national oil company read emails to and from the COP28 climate summit…

SMEX • 29 Nov 2023

eSIMs in Gaza: An Imperfect and Potentially Dangerous Alternative

Gaza has been through at least four near-total communication blackouts since October 7. The latest internet blackout, on November 16,…

Madeleine Belesi • 16 Nov 2023

Beware of Phishing Scams Targeting Page Admins!

With the ongoing war on Gaza since October 7, censorship, shadowbanning, and other new measures applied by tech companies, we…

Ali Sibai • 10 Nov 2023

Palestine unplugged: how Israel disrupts Gaza’s internet

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Content note: The following post contains references to violence and war. Since October 9, the 2.3 million…

SMEX • 26 Oct 2023

Tainted Narratives: Tech Giants Harming Users in War Time

This article was first published by TIMEP and written by Mona Shtaya. Tech companies have generally failed in protecting people…