In Lebanon, Uber still makes it possible for drivers and riders to find out each other’s phone numbers, which has, in several cases, allowed drivers to harass or threaten riders for reporting them or giving them a bad rating. In March, Ameen Rhayem, an Uber user who lives in Lebanon, received a perplexing text message […]
On April 6, Twitter launched the 12 Twitter Transparency Report, its 12th biannual report documenting the requests the company receives from governments to remove content or reveal account information. Twitter splits removal requests into three categories: court orders, reports based on the violation of local laws, and government reported violations of the company’s terms of […]
Ahead of the May 6 parliamentary elections, Lebanese embassies abroad have exposed the personal data of Lebanese citizens living abroad, leaving private information easily accessible to third parties. In February, the Lebanese embassy in the UAE sent an email to Lebanese residing in the country with an attached spreadsheet containing the personal details of more […]
In Tunisia and Bahrain, government officials are pushing for laws that would further restrict online freedom of expression in both countries. Sixteen deputies from Nidaa Tounes, the ruling party in Tunisia, and one deputy from another party proposed a bill calling for certain types of online speech to be outlawed. The Tunisian bill, which would […]
