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“From the river to the sea” stays on Meta, OSB rules
On September 4, in a modest yet important win for freedom of expression, Meta’s independent Oversight Board ruled that the…
Escalating crackdown on free speech in the Gulf
Escalating crackdown on free speech in the Gulf On May 29, Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) sentenced Professor Asaad Al-Ghamdi…
Lebanese authorities punish and humiliate Google reviewers
To document his bad experience at a dental clinic, Adel (a pseudonym) posted a review on Google. Despite adhering to…
Exam shutdowns in Syria: financial and human losses
Despite a global trend towards improving the speed, quality, and availability of internet services, Syria still disrupts access to the…
Meta gives vague, inadequate response to the Oversight Board’s “shaheed” policy recommendations
Following the Oversight Board’s Policy Advisory Opinion (PAO) on the use of the term “shaheed,” Meta published its response to…
