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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould the Biden Admin Turn Cuba's Internet Back On?
Theyve cut off access to the internet," Biden said at the White House Thursday afternoon in a press conference alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "We're considering whether we have the technology to reinstate that access."
https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-07-15/biden-considering-us-intervention-in-cuba-as-anti-government-protests-spread
If technically feasible, do you support this level of intervention?
Edited to add: I do.
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)do that ?
TheProle
(2,167 posts)I assume the admin either doesnt know or doesnt want to say if its technically feasible.
As to whether or not it would be seen as a provocation or run afoul of international law, I am not sure.
Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)I think the Cuban situation is something for the Cubans to sort out. Its not like the Cuban computer network is our creation (Cuba was on the other side during the Cold War) and I think the Cuban situation is for them to sort out themselves with the tools at their disposal.
Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)Except for Facebook.
beaglelover
(3,469 posts)Infrastructure so we should not do it to other countries.
herding cats
(19,564 posts)I'm not of a mind messing with other nations infrastructure is a nifty idea.
TheProle
(2,167 posts)that is something that the international community should condemn and seek to remedy.
As for direct intervention in restoring internet, I guess it comes down to how you view the free flow of information in the broader context of human rights.