The recent dismissal of two young Cuban journalists and a call to expel a foreign correspondent from the island are fueling a debate about censorship and freedom of expression in Cuba, as the state's media monopoly for the first time faces competition from independent digital outlets. When news broke on the death of the Miami Marlins' Cuban-born star pitcher José Fernández, for example, several independent media prominently displayed reports on the boating accident. The official media, however, remained largely silent — its typical treatment of sports figures it brands as “deserters.” .......Opinion writers, bloggers, filmmakers and others communicators have been creating new digital spaces for free expression and entrepreneurial journalism, even as they are still hindered by the threat of arbitrary detention and limited internet access, the report stated. While it is true that the government has tolerated but not legally recognized independent media, that tolerance may be coming to an end........To Read More......
My Take - And now the U.S. no longer controls the internet as of October 1, 2016. Will Cuba have some say in how the internet functions in the future? At some point the U.N. will end up contolling the internet and not only will Cuba have a say, so will China, Russia, N. Korea along with the rest of the fascist and Islamic governments in the world. We've lost our minds.
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