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From Sharing to Silence: Assessing Social Media Suppression of SRHR Content in WANA
This research was conducted as part of the Masarouna project, a five-year program that mobilizes young people in the Middle…
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From Sheikh Jarrah to Gaza: Meta continues to systematically censor the Palestinian narrative
On October 13, Meta released a statement outlining a series of measures introduced by the company to moderate harmful content…
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Threats to Ban YouTube and Facebook in Yemen
On July 18, 2023, YouTube terminated around 20 Houthi-affiliated channels for “violating YouTube’s community guidelines.” In response to these restrictions,…
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Jordan: Draft Cybercrime Law Heralds Alarming Oppression of Freedoms
SMEX, along with the Jordan Open Source Association (JOSA), Access Now, and 19 other organizations, call on the Jordanian government…
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Open letter to the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission: Drop the draft regulation of digital content and protect freedom of expression online
March 16, 2023 To the Communications and Media Commission of Iraq (CMC) Baghdad, Iraq Subject: Regarding the Draft Regulation…