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When Transparency Fails: Meta’s Political Ad Policy During Israel’s War on Gaza
Since October 2023, both pro-Palestinian groups and their opponents have increasingly relied on online political ads to shape public discourse….

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…

Martial Courts on Facebook Against Critics of the Tunisian President
After Tunisian journalists gathered to protest government restrictions on freedom of expression, loyalists to the Tunisian President Kais Saied launched…

Somalia: Facebook “Remembering” activists while still alive
On August 4, 2022, Somali activist Naciima Abwaan Qorane woke up to find the word “Remembering” next to her name…

Digital Safety Helpdesk Expands beyond West Asia and North Africa
For the second year in a row, Facebook ranked first as the platform where users faced the highest number of…