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Statement: Block of Grindr App in Lebanon
On Friday, January 18th, reports indicated that Grindr, a popular online dating application used by LGBTI individuals, had been blocked…
Online Privacy Threats to Women and LGBTIQ Communities in Lebanon
As part of the 16 Days Against Gender Based Violence, we are releasing our new report “Online Privacy Threats to…
Gulf Countries Use Canadian Filtering Technology to Block Entire Categories of Websites
Researchers revealed in April that internet filtering technologies produced by Netsweeper, an Ontario-based technology company with offices in the UAE…
Now, Who’s Afraid of Online Speech?
In Tunisia and Bahrain, government officials are pushing for laws that would further restrict online freedom of expression in both…
With Its Government’s Blessing, a French Company Has Sold Spying Tools to Egypt
The administration of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi bought surveillance technologies from the French cybersecurity company Ercom in 2014, according…
Message from Afrin: We Can’t Wait for a Shutdown to Condemn Network Disruptions in Times of War
Feature image via YPG spokesperson: Afrin under the Turkish and Free Syrian Army bombardment. March 14, 2018. On Sunday, March…
Dependent Yet Disenfranchised: The Policy Void That Threatens the Rights of Mobile Users in Arab States
[leap_iframe width=”100%” height=”500px” scrolling=”yes” url=”https://smex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SMEX-Dependent-Yet-Disenfranchised-v2.pdf”] In the context of growing government control of mobile networks and a lack of…