Middle East & North Africa

Saudi users are talking about everything from feminism to politics on the audio-only platform. How long before authorities notice?

Social media platforms are struggling to figure out how to deal with fundraising campaigns that flirt with the boundaries of what’s legal.

Normally averse to controversy, influencers in the region are using their platform to address harassment.

Internet censorship is a hot-button issue ahead of this year’s presidential elections.

A young team of Emirati scientists is behind an ambitious bid to reach the red planet.

Turkish clerics on YouTube attract millions of viewers — but perhaps no one is watching them as closely as the Erdoğan government.

Despite brutal U.S. sanctions and being banned by Apple and Google, Snapp continues to survive and captures 85% of the Iranian taxi market.

After countrywide protests and pandemic lockdowns, Iranian Instagram has taken a decidedly political turn. The authorities are taking note.

The influencer industry has grown to be cozy with some unsavory governments, but its clout might not be as effective as it once was.

In Gaza, citizens are imagining what public spaces could be, and then actually building them.