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2 weeks ago | accessnow.org | Marwa Fatafta |Kassem Mnejja

للقراءة بالانجليزية / Read in Englishلطالما وُصفت سوريا بأنها “واحدة من أخطر الأماكن في العالم لاستخدام الإنترنت”. ففي ظل حكم بشار الأسد، كان لكل خطوة رقمية ثمن؛ من التفتيش العميق لحزم البيانات لتسهيل التجسّس و”تحليل ومراقبة أنشطة مستخدمي الإنترنت السوريين”، إلى حجب المواقع للسيطرة على تدفق المعلومات، واعتقال النشطاء والصحفيين وغيرهم من المواطنين بسبب آرائهم وأنشطتهم على الإنترنت.

2 weeks ago | accessnow.org | Kassem Mnejja |Marwa Fatafta

Read in Arabic / للقراءة بالعربيةSyria was once described as “one of the most dangerous places to use the internet in the world.” Under the rule of Bashar al-Assad, every online step carried risk: deep-packet inspection to facilitate surveillance and “analyze and control the activities of Syrian Internet users,” blocked websites to control the flow of information, and detention of activists, journalists, and even ordinary citizens for their online speech and activities.

Feb 6, 2025 | accessnow.org

Jan 16, 2025 | accessnow.org | Alejandro Baños

According to Indigenous prophecy, particularly the teachings of the Lakota and Dakota peoples of North America, it was foretold that a “black snake” would slither across the land, bringing destruction to the Indigenous people, their way of life, and the environment around them.

Jan 7, 2025 | accessnow.org | Eliška Pírková |Aymen Zaghdoudi |Agneris Sampieri

Communications and search platforms like Facebook or Google have become crucial spaces for civic discourse and access to information. But they have also become powerful tools for commercial exploitation, political manipulation, silencing, and control.