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.
#244: Utah Wants a Warrant
#243: Will the Electric Scooter Movement Lose Its Charge?
#242: Hybrid Networks and the Future of Wireless
#241: Journalists v. Trump
#240: Techlash: What Do Americans Think?
#239: Net Neutrality: Can States Regulate the Internet?
#238: Breaking Down Encryption
#237: Prodigal Son Returns
#236: Low Hanging Fruit with Professor Daskal
#235: Hasta La Vista, Robocalls?!
#234: Judging Judge Kavanaugh
#233: The Sharing Economy is Dead... Long Live the Hustle Economy
#232: Nationalizing 5G
#231: Preview of the Internet Governance Forum USA 2018
#230: Updating the FCC's Kid Vid Rules with Commissioner O'Rielly
#229: LabMD Court Decision Ushers in a New Era for the FTC
#228: FBI Lost Count... Of Locked Phones
#227: Can Flightsharing Finally Take Off?
#226: The Fairness Doctrine: The Next Generation
#225: WHOIS going to deal with cybersecurity: GDPR Edition
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