Egypt Sentences Tiktok Bloggers to Years in Prison
As part of a wave of arrests against women content creators in Egypt, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Haneen Hossam, 21, to …
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Petition to #SavePalestinianVoices: Tech Companies Must Stop Silencing Palestinian Content
We demand Facebook and Twitter to immediately stop censoring Palestinian content, reinstate affected posts and accounts, and provide a clear and public explanation for the reasons why the content was removed.
Sheikh Jarrah: Facebook and Twitter systematically silencing protests, deleting evidence
Facebook and Twitter are systematically silencing users protesting and documenting the evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in the neighbourhood of …
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Google Cloud’s Data Center in KSA raises data privacy concerns in the region
In a decision to expand their global network with new cloud regions, Google announced in December 2020 that Google Cloud will deploy …
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Clubhouse: the popular audio-only app gets banned in MENA?
Launched around the initial lockdown phase in March 2020, Clubhouse has become a space for virtual audio hang-outs and more serious controversial …
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Device Seizures in Lebanon: Assessing the Legal Framework concerning device seizures [Report]
We have witnessed in the last couple of years a striking increase in the number of devices seized by security agencies in …
Lebanon protests: Authorities prey on digital spaces to silence criticism
This article is a crosspost from Global Voices. Editor’s note: This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is …
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The TikTok Case: A New Platform to Oppress Women in Egypt
Egyptian authorities are arresting an increasing number of women on different charges related to their social media activity; in some cases, female …
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Grindr Ban: Lebanese Courts Restrict LGBTQ+ Rights
A few weeks ago Ogero, the ministry of telecommunications operated internet service provider (ISP), blocked Grindr, a popular gay online dating application, …
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SMEX launches Muhal, its FoE-related case online database
On Wednesday, February 27, SMEX officially launched its online freedom of expression (FoE) case database, Muhal (muhal.org), at its Masaha space in …
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