Latin America Newsletter 27 April 2022 Censorship has never been so democratic As digital repression moves from internet blackouts to affordable tools, Latin America will become a testing ground for digital freedom. By Alex González Ormerod
Reports 4 April 2022 How Airbnb reshaped Cuba’s tourism economy in its own image The booking platform was a game changer on the island, but the embargo still fosters some tension between Cubans and the U.S. company. By Leo Schwartz and Lidia Hernández-Tapia
News 12 January 2022 “It’s five times more difficult”: The challenges of operating an Airbnb in Cuba Despite the platform's recent slap on the wrist by the U.S. Treasury, it's Cuban hosts who are paying the price. By Leo Schwartz
The Destabilization Experiment 8 December 2021 How governments go after protesters using social media People across Latin America and the Caribbean are organizing online. That space must be protected. By Vladimir Cortés
News 22 November 2021 Mailchimp cancela temporalmente a medios periodísticos cubanos Aunque el acceso a las cuentas fue restablecido, el episodio mostró cómo el embargo de Estados Unidos puede censurar como también lo hace Cuba. By Lidia Hernández-Tapia and Alex González Ormerod
News 17 November 2021 Mailchimp temporarily banned Cuban media outlets Though the accounts were eventually restored, the episode showed how the U.S. embargo can do Cuba’s censorship for it. By Lidia Hernández-Tapia and Alex González Ormerod
Reports 18 October 2021 Cuban memers are using sarcasm to avoid jail time A new generation of Cubans is using memes to criticize the government under the shadow of a repressive anti-free speech law. By Lillian Perlmutter
News 14 July 2021 Did Cuba really shut down the internet to quell protests? Traffic data alone is not enough to differentiate between censorship and technical failures, say analysts. By Hannah Berkeley Cohen
Ideas 2 June 2021 Why Cuba couldn’t control the internet By believing that fear and punishment alone can silence dissent, the Castro regime lost the internet. By Yoani Sánchez
Ideas 2 June 2021 Internet, la batalla perdida del castrismo El gobierno cubano ha perdido el terreno del internet por no comprenderlo, por creer que bastaba con el miedo y el castigo para acallar la disidencia. By Yoani Sánchez