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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

smexadmin • 07 Nov 2016

Civil Society Statement: Voluntary Agreements between Israel and Social Media Companies Threaten Free Expression

Feature image via https://www.facebook.com/FaceBCensorsPalestine : a Facebook Page that protests the Israel-Facebook agreement. SIGN THE STATEMENT In early September, the…

Fcebook
Free Expression
Israel

smexadmin • 14 Jan 2016

A New App Allows Posting Securely and Anonymously on Social Media

Feature image: Twitter users with the Chrome extension will be informed that a post is authenticated through a green frame…

Android
Applications
Personal Data