Can the US ‘restore’ Internet to Cuba?


People using their phones in a street of Havana, on July 14, 2021. Cuba has been limiting both fixed and mobile Internet access with cuts to some apps like Facebook and Instagram, and has used other methods to filter online content with Chinese-made technology, according to Pisanu. — AFP

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s suggestion that Washington bring full Internet access to Cuba following government restrictions could break new ground on digital rights but face major technical and geopolitical hurdles.

Biden’s statement followed calls by Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who said the US should look at satellites, balloons and offshore hotspots to deliver unfiltered connectivity to Cuba.

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