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Cuban Internet Access is limited, so alternatives are used

Due to restrictions with access to the internet in Cuba based around cost and control, the younger generation are passing around memory sticks containing the media they crave. An interesting article from the NYTimes.

HAVANA — A growing underground network of young people armed with computer memory sticks, digital cameras and clandestine Internet hookups has been mounting some challenges to the Cuban government in recent months, spreading news that the official state media try to suppress.

Last month, students at a prestigious computer science university videotaped an ugly confrontation they had with Ricardo Alarcón, the president of the National Assembly.

Mr. Alarcón seemed flummoxed when students grilled him on why they could not travel abroad, stay at hotels, earn better wages or use search engines like Google. The video spread like wildfire through Havana, passed from person to person, and seriously damaged Mr. Alarcón’s reputation in some circles.

Cyber-Rebels in Cuba Defy State’s Limits

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