Like most things in Cuba, the Internet is complicated. While only a tiny percentage of homes have WiFi, nearly a third of Cubans went online in 2016, and the growing private sector is increasingly digital. While the previous administration opened up relations with Cuba in 2014, President Trump announced a rollback of some of those reforms in a speech in Miami last month. How will the potential changes affect Cuba’s digital future? Evan is joined by Celia Mendoza, founder of Concierge Havana, a travel agency geared toward American visitors to Cuba; Robin Pedraja, founder of Vistar, a magazine focused on culture and entertainment and the first independent media outlet in Cuba; and Michael Maisel, Director of External Affairs at Engage Cuba.
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#83: Europe's War on Google
#82: Tech Policy in Europe
#81: How Stuff Works: Software-Defined Networking 101
#80: FCC Comm'r Ajit Pai Dissents on Charter-TWC Merger
#79: Uber Shuts Down in Austin, TX
#78: Permissionless Innovation
#77: Facebook Bias? The Right Over-Reacts
#76: Little Rock's Taxi Monopoly is on Trial
#75: War on Drug Phones
#74: The Role of Phone Companies in Surveillance
#73: On Amazon's Design, Gov't Knows Best
#72: Regulating Bitcoin
#71: How Stuff Works: Bitcoin 101
#70: Auctioning the Airwaves
#69: TWC-Charter Merger and FCC Extortion
#68: Uber Settles a Lawsuit
#67: Killing the Cable Box
#66: Government Transparency
#65: Student Debt and Technology
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