SMEX is thrilled to announce the return of Bread&Net, the annual Arabic-language unconference to strengthen and defend human rights in digitally networked …
Save the Date: Bread&Net is back! 15 to 17 November 2019Read More »
On November 20 and 21, around 200 people from over 20 countries gathered together in Beirut for 35 panels, talks, and workshops …
It’s a wrap! 4 key takeaways from the first Bread&NetRead More »
Feature image via the cleaners: Who is controlling what we see… and what we think? The Web that was once created to be …
Who controls what we see online? Documentary Screening: The CleanersRead More »
Feature image via Freedom House, November 2018: A map of Freedom House’s “Internet Freedom” rankings. In collaboration with Freedom House, SMEX assessed …
Feature image via the Daily Star, August 2018: An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon. The English translation of Chapter 5 …
Many websites and hyperlinks to unverified WhatsApp applications–marketed as “WhatsApp Plus” and promising its users additional features for free–are being shared widely …
Press Release: Beware of Unverified WhatsApp ApplicationsRead More »
According to a statement from the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), several WhatsApp users have complained that their accounts have been hacked …
Lebanese WhatsApp Users Report Their Accounts Have Been CompromisedRead More »
Feature image October 26, 2017: The Great Departed playing in Zurich. On May 11, SMEX and Lebanese band Al-Rahel Al-Kabir (The Great …
iTunes Yields to Petition from SMEX and Lebanese Band Al-Rahel Al-KabirRead More »
In the final days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the world gasped in disbelief as the administration of President Hosni Mubarak shut …
Help SMEX Monitor Internet Shutdowns in MENA During National ExamsRead More »
On May 6, Lebanon will hold parliamentary elections for the first time since 2009, following three consecutive extensions of the parliament’s mandate, …