Articles by 7amleh – Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media
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Index of racism and incitement in Israeli social media 2018
The most hate and racism in 2018 was directed at Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset and their political parties in Israel during the discussions and passing of the Nation-State Law, which gives rights to only Jewish citizens.
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New report reveals digital occupation of Palestinian telecommunications sector
Since its occupation of the Palestinian territories in 1967, Israel’s complete control of ICT infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza has impeded development and made Palestinians entirely dependent on the Israeli occupation authorities.
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One third of young Palestinian women experience gender-based violence online
One of the main findings of the research is that gender-based violence in virtual space mirrors the violence in public space.
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Will a new wave of Israeli legislation diminish internet freedoms?
There’s been a dramatic upsurge in the number of laws being put forth by Israeli legislators that violate the right to privacy, freedom of expression and often exhibit racist and discriminatory features.
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MENA governments bent on shutting down political expression
In a month that included a malware surveillance campaign in Lebanon, Telegram being blocked in Iran and crackdowns in Tunisia, the release of Hisham Al-Omeisy was a welcome bit of good news.
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Rights groups call on Palestine to reform restrictive cybercrimes law
The Justice Ministry has proposed striking some repressive provisions in the 2017 law in response to concerns from civil society groups, but left in place others that would allow disproportionate and arbitrary restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, privacy, and protection of data.
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Israel, Facebook and the fight for Palestinian digital rights
Having a Facebook profile in Palestine means not only being targeted by Israel’s algorithm and censored by the platform itself, but also facing the threat of the Palestinian Authority’s new Electronic Crimes Law.
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HRC 36: Secure digital communications are essential for human rights
A joint statement by the Association of Progressive Communications, IFEX and 64 co-signatories at the UN-HRC 36 warns of the threat to human rights posed by recent attacks on the right to use encryption technology, in Turkey and across the globe.