In March 2018, the owner of the website Lebanon Debate was sentenced to six months in prison and was ordered to pay 10 million Lebanese Lira, after being found guilty of libel in a case brought by the Director General of Customs. 
Mwezi Machi mwaka 2018 mmiliki wa tovuti ya Lebanon Debatealihukumiwa miezi sita jela na aliamuliwa kulipa milioni 10 kwa fedha ya Lebanon baada ya kukutwa na hatia ya kashfa katika kesi iliyofunguliwa na Mkurungenzi Mkuu wa forodha.