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Mahmoud Elmasry • 04 May 2026

The Platform Doesn’t Speak Arabic. Women Are Paying for It.

The systems that govern speech online were not built for Arabic-speaking users. Women across the Arab world are paying the…

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Eline Labey • 12 May 2021

Part I: What do social media platforms and the Russian company Nornickel have in common? In search of a form of international liability for legal persons. [Opinion]

PART I How do Donald Trump’s banishment from social media, the removal of Syrian war videos, and a major leak…

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