Articles by Social Media Exchange (SMEX)

How disinformation campaigns endanger lives in Sudan
“Conflicting information and polarizing propaganda create confusion and could lead to actual harm on the ground.”

Sudan: Internet shutdowns fuel human rights abuses
As the country witnesses poor and unstable internet, warring factions on the ground are taking their battles online.

Lebanon: Journalists summoned and activists silenced
Lebanese authorities target journalists and citizens for their online freedom of expression.

Iraqi authorities must cease their chilling crackdown on free speech
In a joint statement, rights groups denounce Iraqi crackdown on ‘indecent content’ online as a threat to free speech.

Sudan: Radio shutdown leaves information void
Closure of BBC Arabic radio threatens access to credible information and risks amplifying misinformation.

Iraq’s new platform to combat “indecent content” sparks censorship fears
Critics warn government platform for reporting social media content violating public morals could infringe on freedom of expression.

Heightened digital oppression in Egypt
Laws and measures adopted by authorities in recent years enable unlawful internet censorship and mass surveillance of users, reports SMEX.

Saudi Arabia: Government agents infiltrate Wikipedia, sentence independent administrators to prison
Internal Wikimedia investigation results in termination of entire Saudi-based team of administrators.