Madeleine Belesi • 06 May 2026

Shared links can track you. Here is how to get rid of ad trackers

If you’ve ever wondered how platforms seem to know exactly where you came from, like prompting you to follow an…

  • Cybersecurity
  • Privacy
  • Social Media
Stephanie Nasr • 01 Sep 2025

New content moderation rules harm Arabic SRHR advocacy online

The New Rules of the GameIn early 2025, Instagram and TikTok flagged several Arabic-language sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR)…

  • Arabic Language
  • Content Moderation
  • Social Media
Disinfo Analyst • 21 Jan 2025

Disinformation fuels sectarian unrest in Syria  [Opinion]

After over half a century of oppression under the Assad regime, on December 8, 2024, Syrians awoke to a new…

  • disinformation
  • HTS
  • News
Salam Freihat • 11 Dec 2024

Social media might be harming pregnant women’s mental and physical health

After eight months of marriage, Rana, a young Jordanian living in Amman, discovered she was pregnant. She had just started…

  • Jordan
  • Pregnancy
  • Social Media
SMEX • 15 Apr 2024

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…

  • Facebook
  • masarouna
  • sexual and reproductive health and rights
Dionysia Peppa • 27 Oct 2023

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…

  • Content Moderation
  • Meta
  • Palestine
Najm Al-Deen Kassem • 24 Aug 2023

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,…

  • Censorship
  • Houthis
  • Social Media