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SMEX • 10 Oct 2024

Digital Rights During the War on Lebanon: October 10, 2024

Beirut, October 10, 2024 | This week, towns and villages across the South and the Beqaa, as well as areas…

  • Censorship
  • Lebanon
  • Messages
SMEX • 01 Oct 2024

Digital Rights During the War on Lebanon: September 23-30 

Beirut, Monday, September 30, 2024 | The ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon has killed 1,600 martyrs since October 8, 2023,…

  • disinformation
  • Israel
  • Lebanon
SMEX • 19 Mar 2021

How Can Humanitarian Organisations Support Crisis-affected Communities Online? [Bread&Net 2020 Session]

In this #BreadandNet 2020 session, Sacha Robehmed from International Rescue Committee (IRC) discusses the role of online platforms in connecting…

  • Bread&Net
  • Chatbots
  • Communication
Abed Kataya • 11 Jan 2021

A New (Non-)Privacy Policy from WhatsApp? [A comparison between messaging applications]

Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to  personal data; and WhatsApp has just…

  • Apps security
  • Digital Rights
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 18 Oct 2019

Lebanon Protests: How To Communicate Securely in Case of a Network Disruption

Lebanon witnessed protests in Beirut and a number of other cities because of the tough living situation, and with the…

  • Internet
  • Internet
  • Lebanon