Mohammad Moghabat • 18 Feb 2021

Big Techs’ Community Standards: Uncontrolled [Opinion]

There is no doubt that the power Big Techs possess over society is “big.” It is ironic how a deregulated…

  • Algorithm
  • Algorithmic Moderation
  • Big Techs
SMEX • 21 Jan 2021

Statement from global civil society on the impact of Facebook, Google and Twitter: Concern for democracy and human rights must not end at the US’s borders

We are organisations working globally to strengthen democracy and human rights. Today we are demanding that Facebook, Google, and Twitter…

  • Democracy
  • Donald Trump
  • Facebook
Ali Sibai • 20 Jan 2021

Why Is Your WhatsApp Account Being Banned?

The last weeks have witnessed an increase in reported cases of people losing access to their WhatsApp accounts. At first…

  • Facebook
  • Lebanon
  • Privacy Policy
Abed Kataya • 11 Jan 2021

A New (Non-)Privacy Policy from WhatsApp? [A comparison between messaging applications]

Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to  personal data; and WhatsApp has just…

  • Apps security
  • Digital Rights
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 30 Oct 2020

One Year After October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech Increase

One Year Since the October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech It’s been one year since…

  • Facebook
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Lebanon
Amjad Yaghi • 19 Oct 2020

How Does Palestinian Content Counter the Bias of Social Media Companies?

Palestinian journalist Hani Al-Shaer was not surprised when his Facebook account was deleted for the tenth time during the past…

  • bias
  • Content
  • Content Moderation
Abed Kataya • 25 Sep 2020

Content Moderation Bias: Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube Cancel Leila Khaled

On September 23, Zoom cancelled a virtual event featuring the Palestinian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s (PFLP) veteran…

  • AMED Studies Center
  • Censorship
  • Content Moderation