Social Media Exchange

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Social Media Exchange (SMEX)
Founded2008
FocusDefending and advancing digital rights
Location
Area served
Arab world
Key people
Mohamad Najem
Websitesmex.org

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]

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]

  1. ^ "2021 HRP Summer Fellow Reflection: Amre Metwally JD'22". Human Rights @ Harvard Law. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ "Everything Middle East dissidents and journalists need to know about Mastodon". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ^ Belanger, Ashley (2023-01-06). "Wikipedia admin jailed for 32 years after alleged Saudi spy infiltration". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  4. ^ "'All that work is at risk': Fear of Twitter collapse leaves Arab activists scrambling". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. ^ "Social Media Exchange (SMEX)". www.annalindhfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)