Internet censorship in Cuba

The Cuban government directly prevents access to certain websites. While preventing access to certain websites is present, it is not particularly extensive.[1] Limited access to the Internet through limited internet infrastructure is the main problem with Internet access in Cuba.[2]

  • Cuba is listed as "not free" in the Freedom on the Net 2018 report from Freedom House, with an overall score of 79 out of 100 where 100 is the least free.[3] This is the fifth highest score out of the 65 countries ranked, below China, Iran, Syria, and Ethiopia. Cuba has been listed as "not free" each year since the reports started in 2009.
  • Cuba has been listed as an "Internet Enemy" by Reporters Without Borders since the list was created in 2006.[2]
  • The level of Internet filtering in Cuba is not categorized by the OpenNet Initiative due to a lack of data.[4]

Internet in Cuba is limited due to current government rules and regulations but also due to US sanctions that block Cuban access to some platforms like Zoom.[5] Cuba's Internet connection is via the ALBA-1 cable to Venezuela. As of 2022, the Federal Communications Commission refused a plan to install an underseas cable to Cuba, citing national security concerns as reasoning.[6]

  1. ^ "OONI - Measuring Internet Censorship in Cuba's ParkNets". ooni.torproject.org. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  2. ^ a b "Internet Enemies: Cuba" Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders, March 2011
  3. ^ "Cuba" Archived 2019-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Freedom on the Net 2018, Freedom House. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ "ONI Country Profile: Cuba", OpenNet Initiative, May 2007
  5. ^ "Comunicaciones en Cuba: sin Zoom y con bloqueo". www.juventudrebelde.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. ^ "U.S. urges rejection of undersea cable connection to Cuba". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.