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Help us map blocked websites in 2019!
In November 2018, the Lebanese Government issued an order to block all access to the online website building platform, Wix,…

A Few Tips to Detect Phishing Links
Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of phishing campaigns in Lebanon and amongst the…

A Snapshot of Digital Rights Coverage in the MENA Region
Introduction One day in early 2015, Habib Battah, an investigative journalist who operates the website Beirut Report, noticed new construction…

Digital Rights Roundup: Lebanese woman gets eights years in Egypt for video, Twitter bans 35 accounts at Israel’s request, and a 15 year old detained in Lebanon for WhatsApp story
Feature image Egypt today, July 2018: A screenshot from Mona el-Mazbouh’s apology video. A Lebanese tourist was sentenced to eight…

Press Release: Beware of Unverified WhatsApp Applications
Many websites and hyperlinks to unverified WhatsApp applications–marketed as “WhatsApp Plus” and promising its users additional features for free–are being…