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Meta is making Instagram DMs less private, WANA users could pay the price
Meta’s removal of the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) technology for its Instagram Direct Messages (DMs) could pose serious risk to internet…
SMEX warns of risks related to scanning QR codes on Israeli leaflets
Beirut, March 13, 2026 — Israeli aircraft dropped on Friday afternoon propaganda leaflets containing QR codes urging people in Lebanon…
Oracle in Lebanon could threaten digital sovereignty
The American company Oracle and Lebanon’s Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Kamal Shehadeh, recently signed an undisclosed…
Bread&Net 2025: Building a collective movement for digital rights in the WANA region
Bread&Net took place in Beirut in October 2025, bringing together more than 550 participants from across the West Asia and…
Human Rights Day: SMEX reflects on a year of advocacy for digital rights
Over the past year, digital rights have faced increasing pressure. As governments and corporations deploy and develop new technologies at…
