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SMEX • 09 Sep 2021

Is Lebanese citizens’ data safe on IMPACT’s platforms?

Update: IMPACT responded to the concerns raised in this article with some clarifications about some of the mentioned points. In…

COVID19
Curfew
Firewall

smexadmin • 24 May 2018

Facebook Restricts Access to Content in Lebanon For the First Time

Feature image via facebook May 15, 2018: A bar graph shows newest Transparency report displaying the number of content restrictions…

Facebook
Lebanese Government
Lebanon

smexadmin • 12 Apr 2018

Turkey Responsible for More than Half of Twitter’s Content Removal Requests and Other Trends from the MENA Region

Feature image: A map displaying requests for content removal in the second half of 2017. On April 6, Twitter launched…

MENA region
Transparency report
Turkey