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SMEX • 20 Mar 2023

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…

  • Balgh
  • Communications and Media Commission of Iraq
  • Freedom Of Expression
SMEX • 03 Mar 2023

Joint Statement: Iraqi authorities must cease their chilling crackdown on free speech

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deepest concern regarding the Iraqi authorities’ recent campaign to crack down on “indecent content”…

  • Balgh
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • Freedom Of Speech
Safaa Ayyad • 15 Feb 2023

Iraq’s Controversial “Ballegh” Platform for “Combating Indecent Content”

When Umm Fahd danced in the stadium while watching the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in the Al-Basra governorate in early 2023,…

  • Ballegh Platform
  • Indecent Content Campaign
  • Iraq
Najla Ben Salah • 19 Jan 2023

Tunisia: Presidential State of Emergency to Suppress Speech on Social Media

On Wednesday, January 10, attorney Assia Haj Salem joined a large group of attorneys, politicians, and activists who gathered in…

  • Decree 54
  • free speech
  • Freedom Of Expression
Ahmed El-Affendi • 26 May 2022

Widespread Cynicism about Covid-19 Vaccines in Sudan

  • COVID19
  • misinformation
  • pandemic
Amjad Yaghi • 19 Oct 2020

How Does Palestinian Content Counter the Bias of Social Media Companies?

Palestinian journalist Hani Al-Shaer was not surprised when his Facebook account was deleted for the tenth time during the past…

  • bias
  • Content
  • Content Moderation
smexadmin • 26 Jul 2018

New Elections Study Shows Less than 2% of Overall Electoral Speech on Social Media Was Negative

 Feature image April 2018: A screenshot of the API used to track social media posts. SMEX and LADE collaborated to…

  • Electoral Speech
  • Lebanese Parliamentary Elections
  • Lebanon
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