Cuba Partially Blocks Access To Facebook, Telegram

The Cuban government has moved to restrict access to social media and messaging platforms in order to control the protests over the country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the surrounding economic fallout.

A report from an organization that tracks internet access NetBlocks, revealed that Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram have all been at least partially blocked on the Caribbean Island since Monday.

Reuters also reported on Tuesday afternoon that people in Havana don’t have access to mobile data at the moment. It appears the restrictions are still in place.

Nigeria, North Korea, Syria, Mynamar, Iran among others are countries that have blocked social media access in response to curbing violence and eliminating protest.

The first mobile internet connection was introduced to Cuba in September 1996, in late 2018, the country’s socialist government started rolling service out across the island. At the time, President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the politician protestors are demanding resign, said greater internet access would help Cubans “defend their revolution.”

Nigeria, North Korea, Syria, Mynamar, Iran among others are countries that have blocked social media access in response to curbing violence and eliminating protest.