SMEX • 07 May 2020

Lebanon Blocks Unofficial Exchange Rate Apps, Threatening Right to Access Information

On April 30, 2020, The Lebanese General Prosecutor ordered the Ministry of Telecommunications to compel all internet service providers to…

  • blocking
  • Censorship
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 22 Apr 2020

Leveraging your users’ data? Think twice

This article appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region . “It was my mistake and I am sorry.”…

  • Data Protection
  • Digital Rights
  • GDPR
SMEX • 09 Jan 2020

Banning Salmonella song: is it really what matters?

The National Council for Women (NCW) has demanded that Google ceases the broadcast and promotion of the Salmonella song –…

  • Digital Rights
  • Digital Rights
  • Google
Abed Kataya • 25 Nov 2019

Bread&Net 2019: A Digital Rights Revolution

From November 15 to 17, more than 250 participants gathered for Bread&Net 2019 in the heart of Beirut. With the…

  • Bread&Net
  • Bread&Net
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 15 Oct 2019

Iraqi lawyer sues the Minister of Telecommunications for Shutting Down the Internet During Protests

On Wednesday, October 9, Iraqi lawyer Mohammed Joumaa filed a lawsuit against the Iraqi minister of telecommunications for disrupting and shutting…

  • #KeepItOn
  • Digital Rights
  • Human Rights
SMEX • 07 Aug 2019

From Factories To Apps: Capitalism Keeps Revolutionizing The Way We Live, Socialize, And Work.

This article has also appeared on MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab’s website. Arrived at Toronto union station on a cold…

  • Business
  • Digital Rights
  • economy
SMEX • 28 Jun 2019

Social Responsibility Is A Business Matter: A Guide For Tech SMEs In Lebanon

In Lebanon, telcos and major tech companies tend to impact users’ privacy and freedom of expression. A 2018 SMEX report…

  • Business
  • Digital Rights
  • Human Rights