Cuba: Internet users fear greater censorship on the island

For several days, Cubans have no longer had access to the Telegram app, one of the most secure social networks, and VPNs have also been blocked (illustrative image).

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For several days, Cubans have no longer had access to the Telegram application, one of the most secure social networks, and VPNs (virtual private networks) have also been blocked.

The use of these tools has so far made it possible to bypass censorship on the Cuban web, but it is now over.

Internet users in Cuba fear more blockages and censorship on the island.

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With our correspondent in Havana,

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 Asks a young Cuban opposition activist on Facebook, after Telegram and VPNs were blocked.

The Telegram social network is one of the most used in Cuba with Whatsapp, but it is more secure and until now allowed to download content inaccessible on other platforms from the island and also served as a relay for the independent press .

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 ", so this is another block that now appears when you connect your virtual private network to bypass censorship.

For Internet users, there is no doubt that the person responsible for this turn of the screw on the Internet is Etecsa, the only Cuban telecommunications company.

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 ", replies the state enterprise.

But now, for several weeks also the government has been raising its tone against criticism and mockery against it on social networks.

Cuba is one of the most disconnected countries in the world and where internet access remains at

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