Via The Guardian:
They number just a few dozen and hardly anyone can read them – but Cuba’s government has already decided it does not like blogs.
They are new, number just a few dozen and hardly anyone can read them – but Cuba’s government has already decided it does not like independent blogs.
The island’s blogosphere is tiny but represents a threat to authorities who have spent half a century censoring and controlling information.
About a third of the island’s estimated 300 blogs operate without official approval, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. They range from outspoken political forums such as Voz Tras Las Rejas (Voice From Behind Bars), which includes posts dictated by Pablo Pacheco, who has been jailed since 2003, to wry, whimsical observations about life under tropical communism.
Fewer than 2% of people in Cuba are estimated to have internet access, with cybercafes limited largely to serving foreign tourists. Cuba appears to block fewer sites than China and relies more on prohibitive cost to curb bloggers’ access and impact.