SMEX (formerly Social Media Exchange) is a Lebanese non-governmental organization with a mission to advocate for digital rights in the Arab world.[1][2] It is based in Beirut.[3] Its executive director is Mohamad Najem.[4] SMEX was established in 2008 as Social Media Exchange.[5]
| Founded | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Defending and advancing digital rights |
| Location | |
Area served | Arab world |
Key people | Mohamad Najem |
| Website | smex.org |
Bread & Net edit
Bread & Net is an annual unconference that has been held by SMEX in Beirut since 2018 that brings together activists, technologists, policy-makers, and others to discuss global and regional digital rights and other human rights.[6]
References edit
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- ^ "Everything Middle East dissidents and journalists need to know about Mastodon". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ Belanger, Ashley (2023-01-06). "Wikipedia admin jailed for 32 years after alleged Saudi spy infiltration". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "'All that work is at risk': Fear of Twitter collapse leaves Arab activists scrambling". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Social Media Exchange (SMEX)". www.annalindhfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Chennoufi, Emna Sayadi, Wafa Ben-Hassine, Nikki Gladstone, Mohamed (2018-11-30). "Reflections on Bread&Net: The growing importance of digital rights activism in the MENA region". Access Now. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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