SMEX
@smex.org
SMEX is a nonprofit dedicated to safeguarding human rights in digital spaces across West Asia and North Africa.
In 2024, we funded 25 local initiatives, resolved 1,517 digital safety cases, and reached 4,000 monthly readers with in-depth coverage of West Asia and North Africa.
Read the stories and stats behind the movement on smex.org.
Our 2024 Annual Report is out now!
Read the stories and stats behind the movement on smex.org.
Our 2024 Annual Report is out now!
SMEX
smex.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
In 2024, we funded 25 local initiatives, resolved 1,517 digital safety cases, and reached 4,000 monthly readers with in-depth coverage of West Asia and North Africa.
Read the stories and stats behind the movement on smex.org.
Our 2024 Annual Report is out now!
Read the stories and stats behind the movement on smex.org.
Our 2024 Annual Report is out now!
Contact the Helpdesk if you suspect your account was unjustly removed on social media platforms. WhatsApp or Signal: +961 81 633 133 or by email [email protected].
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Contact the Helpdesk if you suspect your account was unjustly removed on social media platforms. WhatsApp or Signal: +961 81 633 133 or by email [email protected].
As part of our efforts to counter the silencing of voices protesting the genocide, @SMEX's Digital Safety Helpdesk continues to assist anyone facing wrongful takedown of their posts and accounts.
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As part of our efforts to counter the silencing of voices protesting the genocide, @SMEX's Digital Safety Helpdesk continues to assist anyone facing wrongful takedown of their posts and accounts.
Beyond manufacturing deadly technologies, these companies make it harder to hold the Israeli occupation accountable. Over the past two years, endless reports have documented the active censorship of accounts exposing Israel's war crimes.
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Beyond manufacturing deadly technologies, these companies make it harder to hold the Israeli occupation accountable. Over the past two years, endless reports have documented the active censorship of accounts exposing Israel's war crimes.
Understanding the complex economic structures that govern these bad players is the first step to accountability. Read the full research in the link: smex.org/new-research...
New Research: Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in the WANA Region
<p>One of today’s most dangerous violators of personal privacy is the commercial spyware industry—made up of vendors that design, market,…</p>
smex.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Understanding the complex economic structures that govern these bad players is the first step to accountability. Read the full research in the link: smex.org/new-research...
“Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in WANA” is the first major report updating the corporate structures of NSO Group since 2021 and Intellexa Alliance since 2024, and the first to formally map the corporate structures of Cellebrite and Saito Tech.
October 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Click, Load, Kill: A Look into the Cyberweapon Industry in WANA” is the first major report updating the corporate structures of NSO Group since 2021 and Intellexa Alliance since 2024, and the first to formally map the corporate structures of Cellebrite and Saito Tech.
This groundbreaking research maps the top four commercial spyware vendors—NSO Group, Cytrox (Intellexa), Cellebrite, and Saito Tech (formerly Candiru)—revealing their corporate structures, operations, and ongoing activities.
October 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This groundbreaking research maps the top four commercial spyware vendors—NSO Group, Cytrox (Intellexa), Cellebrite, and Saito Tech (formerly Candiru)—revealing their corporate structures, operations, and ongoing activities.