Every few months, a new AI image trend takes over social media. In early 2025, millions uploaded their photos to AI chatbots to get a Studio Ghibli-style portrait. By Ramadan 2026, the trend turned de...

Links* Report - ⁠Produced, tested, deployed: the Miltarisation of technology in the SWANA region⁠* Vodafone in Egypt story: ⁠https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jul/26/vodafone-access-egypt-shut...

Every few months, a new AI image trend takes over social media. In early 2025, millions uploaded their photos to AI chatbots to get a Studio Ghibli-style portrait. By Ramadan 2026, the trend turned de...

Human testing. Those two words evoke mental images of inhumane experiments and feelings of disquiet, as they should. Yet human testing of militarized technology is happening in the Southwest Asia/Nort...

Bread&Net 2025 functioned not only as a space to share knowledge, but as a connective infrastructure for the region's digital rights ecosystem, and we couldn't be prouder of what this community built…

Bread&Net 2025 functioned not only as a space to share knowledge, but as a connective infrastructure for the region's digital rights ecosystem, and we couldn't be prouder of what this community built…

Since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, triggering a wave of Iranian missile...

For the first time in military history, private-sector commercial data centers have been deliberately targeted and damaged in an active...

On March 13, thousands of leaflets dropped over Beirut. At the bottom sat QR codes A month later, the question...

Beirut, April 15, 2026 — On April 8, Israel launched its heaviest bombardment on Lebanon since the start of the...

Executive Summary  The SMEX Digital Forensic Lab presents a report on a spear-phishing campaign that targeted a high profile Lebanese...

<p>SMEX is working to bridge the connectivity gap for our communities in Lebanon, ensuring they can have access to essential…</p>

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<p>Beirut, March 24, 2026 — Israel’s war on Lebanon continues to escalate, intensifying its targets on critical infrastructure like connecting…</p>

<p>Beirut, March 9, 2026 — Israel has displaced more than half a million Lebanese residents from South Lebanon, Beirut, and…</p>

<p>Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of phishing campaigns in Lebanon and amongst the…</p>

Beirut, March 9, 2026 — Israel has displaced more than half a million Lebanese residents from South Lebanon, Beirut, and...

<p>Last week, Meta announced that WhatsApp will now feature targeted ads. As many news articles and comments from civil society…</p>

The EU’s pioneering Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to foster a safer digital space by setting out new responsibilities for online platforms, supporting online expression, and giving users more…

In a long-overdue move, Meta finally published its 2024 annual human rights report in December 2025, strategically releasing it just...

In a long-overdue move, Meta finally published its 2024 annual human rights report in December 2025, strategically releasing it just...

In a long-overdue move, Meta finally published its 2024 annual human rights report in December 2025, strategically releasing it just...

Over the past year, digital rights have faced increasing pressure. As governments and corporations deploy and develop new technologies at...

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of phishing campaigns in Lebanon and amongst the...

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of phishing campaigns in Lebanon and amongst the...

Detailed information about the request for nominations for the 2026 Mozilla Foundation fellowship program

Lebanon is facing its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November 2025, a critical moment that we can leverage to...

Across West Asia and North Africa (WANA), growing concerns about digital surveillance have placed Israeli cybersecurity firms and their software...