As part of the #NoExamShutdown campaign, we’re sending an open letter to authorities in Iraq to abstain from resorting to internet shutdowns during exams, and committing to #KeepItOn.

To: Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, Prime Minister of Republic of Iraq

The Office of the Prime Minister

Cc: Ibrahim Al-Jubouri, Minister of Education

Hayam Al-Yasiri, Minister of Communication

Re: Internet shutdowns during Iraq’s national school exams 

Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani,

Rage swept Lebanon when news broke out that networks active on TikTok are luring minors to blackmail and sexually assault them. 

When the story first came out in May 2024, security services issued no official statement, except for a brief announcement by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) one day later that “the Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Bureau arrested six suspects in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and the North, including three minors popular on TikTok.”

Open Position: Senior Research & Teaching Associate / Postdoctoral Researcher

Campus Oerlikon Lecture Series: Digital Worlds

DSI Apéro Philo Session: Digital Wellbeing