Havana resident and journalist, Sandra Madiedo Ruiz, reflected on the island’s newfound reliance on a technology only widely accessible on mobile phones since December 2018. “It reminds me of a time before Wi-Fi and mobile data; when we’d communicate by letter and phone calls,” she said. “The internet has brought us closer.”⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ As thousands of Cubans took to the streets last Sunday demanding better access to vaccines and basic supplies, Cuba experienced internet outages across the country.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #protests #cuba #cubaprotests #internetoutage #internetoutagecuba #politicalrepression #internet #technology #mobilephones #vaccineaccess