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Tasharuk in June: Don't Just Run Campaigns, Build Movements!
Feature image via creativecommons.org: A man during the 2011 Egyptian protests carrying a card saying “Facebook, #jan25. …
Considering Countering Violent Extremism in Lebanon
Over the past two years, the strategic use of social media platforms by groups like ISIL has prompted widespread calls…

Net neutrality issues in Arab region?
Feature image: Speakers of the Workshop ” Net Neutrality”. Net neutrality (also known as net equality) means that internet…
New Site Tracks Global Online Censorship by Social Media Platforms
As it happens, governments, like Lebanon’s, are not the only ones censoring online expression. Internet companies, including Facebook, Twitter, and…

Are Alfa and Touch violating user rights by imposing the national anthem ringing tone?
Last Friday, the Lebanese population woke up to the Lebanese national anthem as the new ringing tone for both national…