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2021-07-18 Cyber

U.S.-Backed Tech Restores Internet To More Than 1 Million Cubans Amid Uprisings Against Gov't

[ZeroHedge] Remember, a decade ago, during Arab Spring, Facebook and Twitter were critical for organizers to orchestrate uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain.

The Biden administration is finding ways to provide anti-censorship tools to Cubans to access social media during the blackouts.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. government supports a censorship circumvention tool designed to unblock content in Cuba and is powered by a company called Psiphon Inc.

As of Thursday, Psiphon tweeted, "1.389 Million daily unique users accessed the open web from Cuba through the Psiphon network. Internet is ON; circumvention tools ARE working."

Psiphon uses proxy servers that disguise internet traffic so Cuban authorities cannot tell if people are accessing social media platforms. The Toronto-based nonprofit has received money from the U.S. government.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-18 06:53|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Censorship circumvention tool or data collection service? Given political tilt of the Biden administration and the Left's love for Cuban dictators, I'm a bit suspicious.

Posted by SteveS 2021-07-18 08:52|| 2021-07-18 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Anything to calm the Cuban deplorables, get them back on FB and communicating with their cousins in Miami.

The K-Street protestations from Amazon and Western Union must have reached a feverish level.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-18 08:56|| 2021-07-18 08:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Odd, considering they are pushing for mass censorship in America.

Posted by Jiggs Trotsky5854 2021-07-18 10:49|| 2021-07-18 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Depends who offers more "support". As government here, like any dictatorship, increasingly is mostly for sale, contravening outcomes seem inconsistent only until you see that the motive is financial, not principle.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-07-18 14:04|| 2021-07-18 14:04|| Front Page Top

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