Cuba’s government spelled out its laws against
using social media or the internet to stir up
protests or insult the state — and offered people
a form to report offenders.
The decrees published in the Official Gazette
follow the largest protests Cuba has seen
in years, which broke out last month and
apparently were fed in part by messages on
social media applications.
A decree signed by Communications Minister
Mayra Arevich was meant to “prevent, detect
and respond opportunely to possible enemy,
criminal and harmful activities that could occur
in cyberspace.”
It forbids spreading content that attacks “the
constitutional, social and economic” rules of the
state or that incite demonstrations or other acts
“that alter public order.” It also targets messages
that justify violence or that affect people’s
privacy or dignity.FOLLOWING
PROTESTS, CUBA
LAYS OUT LAWS
ON SOCIAL
MEDIA USE
Image: Eva Marie