smexadmin • 13 Jun 2016

2000 Eyes to Surveil Beirut by Year’s End

Feature image via needpix.com          By the end of 2016, Beirutis’ driving and other public activities will…

  • Beirut
  • Beirut Municipality
  • Guardia System
smexadmin • 09 Jun 2016

“Net-Wasel” Digital Rights Podcasts

Feature image via literalis.net: Podcasting” by Nicolas Solop CC BY 2.0. SMEX is pleased to announce the launch of its Arabic-language…

  • Digital Rights
  • Lebanon
  • MENA region
smexadmin • 02 Jun 2016

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.      …

  • Civil Rights
  • Digital Activism
  • Digital Advocacy
smexadmin • 01 May 2016

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…

  • Account Removal
  • Censorship
  • Extremist Content
smexadmin • 08 Jan 2016

Net neutrality issues in Arab region?

Feature image: Speakers of the Workshop ” Net Neutrality”.   Net neutrality (also known as net equality) means that internet…

  • Data Access
  • Facebook
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 24 Nov 2015

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…

  • Censorship
  • Lebanon
  • Resources
smexadmin • 23 Nov 2015

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…

  • Alfa
  • Lebanon
  • National Anthem Ringing Tone