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GV Face: The USA's Secret “Cuban Twitter”

Categories: Cuba, Pakistan, U.S.A., Breaking News, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, International Relations, Technology, GV Face

A secret US plan to support regime change in Cuba with a Twitter-like messaging service called ZunZuneo [1] has now come under the spotlight with news reports that thousands of Cubans were duped into signing up for the service under false pretenses.

Will there be consequences for digital activists worldwide? Some worry it will lead to even more distrust and censorship of the internet and social media in their countries.

A spirited discussion with: Sana Saleem [2], Ivan Sigal [3] and Solana Larsen [4].