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Bacchus4.0

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5. they could also be working on how to censor the information

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #3)

Thu May 24, 2012, 08:26 AM

May 2012

since perhaps the cable connection works too well for Cuba's tastes.

imagine the enormity of information on the net that is offensive to the Cuban regime.

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In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cable [View all] Zorro May 2012 OP

very interesting, I recall hearing that the embargo was the reason Bacchus4.0 May 2012 #1

kick n/t Bacchus4.0 May 2012 #2

It's freedom of information preemption. joshcryer May 2012 #3

Or... Zorro May 2012 #4

they could also be working on how to censor the information Bacchus4.0 May 2012 #5

Wouldn't be a lot of work. Google, Yahoo, Facebook, et al, all do it for China. Mika May 2012 #6

The problem isn't censoring the internet at large, a Great Firewall isn't too hard. joshcryer May 2012 #7

Censorship isn't their goal. The latest generation of Cubans are all about tech... joshcryer May 2012 #8