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smexadmin • 28 Nov 2018

It’s a wrap! 4 key takeaways from the first Bread&Net 2018

On November 20 and 21, around 200 people from over 20 countries gathered together in Beirut for 35 panels, talks,…

  • Bread&Net
  • Events
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 19 Nov 2018

Documentary Screening: “The Cleaners”

Feature image via SMEX: Who controls what we see online? Who controls what we see online? SMEX screened the documentary…

  • Bread&Net
  • Content Moderators
  • Documentary
smexadmin • 06 Nov 2018

Who controls what we see online? Documentary Screening: The Cleaners

Feature image via the cleaners: Who is controlling what we see… and what we think? The Web that was once created…

  • Docum
  • Events
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 02 Nov 2018

Internet in Lebanon Remains “Partly Free”

Feature image via Freedom House, November 2018: A map of Freedom House’s “Internet Freedom” rankings. In collaboration with Freedom House,…

  • Internet Freedom
  • Lebanon
  • Reports
smexadmin • 11 Oct 2018

An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon

Feature image via the Daily Star, August 2018: An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon. The English translation of…

  • Data Protection
  • E-Transactions Law
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 05 Oct 2018

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…

  • Arab Countries
  • Broadband Lags
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 04 Sep 2018

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…

  • Lebanon
  • Ministry Of Telecommunications
  • Smuggling Mobiles
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