The communist Cuban government is censoring the text messages of its people who are critical of the new proposed constitution. The new constitution would protect the communist party and make sure that there be no opposition as well as adding a prime minister position selected by the President. It also includes a provision allowing private property, however, private property will be controlled by a government regulator "on a case-by-case basis" (Dillon) and therefore the people of Cuba will not suddenly be able to obtain their own property.
The people of Cuba were only recently allowed to have cell phones in 2008 however it is only accessible by 66% of the country (Dillon). The monthly salary in Cuba is averaged at $30 and Wi-Fi packages distributed by the government "ranging from $7 for 600 megabytes to $30 for 4 gigabytes of data" (Dillon) meaning most people do not have wifi or have incredibly low access to it. It's safe to assume that the government is also controlling what can be accessed on the internet given that they also have the power to control which text messages its people receive.
The past decade Cuba has been praised as becoming more civilized and respected on the world stage. The United States lifting the travel ban and insinuating that Cuba is a great place to travel to only reinforced those ideas. However, Cuba still remains a very communist and therefore repressive country to its people and definitely not worthy of any praise or support. Unfortunately, with the new "constitution" the horrible communist party and policies will continue in the country with no end as it will prohibit any glimer of hope in opposition.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/42054/communist-paradise-cuba-allegedly-censoring-text-kassy-dillon
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