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Mobile internet speeds up the Arab countries, but fixed broadband lags behind
Feature image via Oakla: The internet speed chart in August – Lebanon. Yet, it is interesting that many of the Arab…
Who will really pay for the Ministry of Telecommunications’ decision to prevent smuggling mobiles?
Feature image via imlebanon.org: The Ministry of Telecommunications. Since 2012, Lebanon’s Ministry of Telecommunications has been trying, despite changes in…
A Snapshot of Digital Rights Coverage in the MENA Region
Introduction One day in early 2015, Habib Battah, an investigative journalist who operates the website Beirut Report, noticed new construction…
Ministry of Information Application Threatens Citizens’ Privacy
Feature image via national news agency, June 2018: Minister of information Melham Riachy launching the Eye Police Application . Eye…
New Elections Study Shows Less than 2% of Overall Electoral Speech on Social Media Was Negative
Feature image April 2018: A screenshot of the API used to track social media posts. SMEX and LADE collaborated to…
Digital Rights Roundup: Lebanese woman gets eights years in Egypt for video, Twitter bans 35 accounts at Israel’s request, and a 15 year old detained in Lebanon for WhatsApp story
Feature image Egypt today, July 2018: A screenshot from Mona el-Mazbouh’s apology video. A Lebanese tourist was sentenced to eight…