[freenet-chat] Computers Legalized, Net Still Banned for Cubans

[Matthew Toseland]

On Monday 05 May 2008 19:27, RKent20551 at cs.com wrote:
> Here is a story of interest from the AP (link below.) Many nations ban or 
> filter individual websites, but Cuba is one of the few countries which 
outlaws 
> access to the entire World Wide Web, except for a few "trusties." 
> 
> Many people will be surprised to discover that the American Library 
> Association, of all organizations, is dominated by a faction which denies 
and ignores 
> what is happening on the island. For the incredible details,  see the Recent 
> News section of our website at: (http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org).
> 
> Anyone who would like to publicize the rotten state of affairs in the ALA is 
> welcome to work with us. Many people, including ALA members who are being 
kept 
> in the dark by the pro-censorship faction, need to find out what is going 
on.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Friends of Cuban Libraries
> http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public
> 
> By WILL WEISSERT – 2 days ago HAVANA (AP) — Cubans are getting wired. The 
> island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public 
for 
> the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales.... Except for some trusted 
> officials and state journalists, most Cubans are banned from accessing the 
> Internet at home. So many of these new computers may never be connected to 
the Web. 

Woah! So the sneakernet underground in Cuba was entirely using either 
government-approved (i.e. non-home) computers, or black market hardware?
> 
> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gG4bvAubvtUQd99TVnEOPW_CdpuQD90E1DQO0
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