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A Brief Overview of AI Use in WANA

News, Research Sarah Cupler May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023

Governments and private sectors in West Asia and North Africa are calling to employ AI to strengthen their …

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Update to Press Release on Saudi Government Infiltration of Wikipedia, Sentencing Independent Administrators to Prison

News SMEX January 18, 2023 January 18, 2023

(January 18, 2023 – Washington, DC and Beirut): On January 5, 2023, Democracy for the Arab World Now …

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Saudi Arabia: Government Agents Infiltrate Wikipedia, Sentence Independent Admins to Prison

News SMEX January 6, 2023 January 6, 2023

Internal Wikimedia Investigation Results in Termination of Entire Saudi-Based Team of Administrators (January 5, 2023 – New York …

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Influencers’ License in Saudi Arabia: Regulation or Censorship?

News Andrea López Pastor December 5, 2022 February 23, 2023

 Influencers in Saudi Arabia are no longer permitted to work online without a license from the government. Every …

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Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab

News SMEX August 29, 2022 August 29, 2022

We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the international community to press Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately and unconditionally …

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The Digital ID Landscape in the GCC: A Mapping of Programs, Regulations, and Human Rights Risks [Report 2021]

News, Research SMEX December 28, 2021 February 7, 2022

This report analyzes the implementation of digital ID systems in countries of the Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC), also …

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How to Protect Your Data from Israeli NSO’s Surveillance Attacks?

News SMEX July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021

A recent security leak revealed that Israeli NSO Group’s malware has targeted around 50,000 devices worldwide, including those …

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Saudi Arabia: Google Should Halt Plans to Establish Cloud Region

News SMEX May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021

Joint Statement by Human Rights and Digital Privacy Rights Organizations The undersigned human rights and digital rights organizations …

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Google Cloud’s Data Center in KSA raises data privacy concerns in the region

News Marianne Rahme April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021

In a decision to expand their global network with new cloud regions, Google announced in December 2020 that …

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Clubhouse: the popular audio-only app gets banned in MENA?

News Tala Ramadan April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021

Launched around the initial lockdown phase in March 2020, Clubhouse has become a space for virtual audio hang-outs …

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