"They've cut off access to the internet. "If the Cuban government cuts off access, there is not any easily accessible way to connect with a balloon or drone. "Cuba has been limiting both fixed and mobile internet access with cuts to some apps like Facebook and Instagram, and has used other methods to filter online content with Chinese-made technology, according to Gaspar Pisanu of the digital rights group Access Now. "It is fair game for the United States to offer internet service from afar because Cuba is an authoritarian country and its government has closed down the service that used to be available to its citizens. "We need to keep asking and demanding the government of Cuba to allow the people to regain access to the internet, that should be the key priority," he said.Anything further, he said "requires broader analysis and geopolitcal considerations."

Source: Economic Times July 17, 2021 04:52 UTC