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Liberation Technology Liberation Technology
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Networked Authoritarianism Networked Authoritarianism
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Web 2.0: If it’s Free, You’re the Product Web 2.0: If it’s Free, You’re the Product
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F/OSS a la cubana? F/OSS a la cubana?
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Autonomofobia Autonomofobia
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Plan of the Book Plan of the Book
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Notes Notes
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References References
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Introduction In Medias Res: Who Will Control Cuba’s Digital Revolution?
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Published:June 2021
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Abstract
The state socialist model instituted in Cuba after 1959 gave the Communist Party a monopoly over both party politics and the mass media. Subsequently‚ the Cuban government has used its media hegemony to socialize citizens in its vision of a “revolutionary” society. However, the subsequent global proliferation of new information and communication technologies has eroded the government’s media hegemony and Cuban citizens have become active participants in the worldwide digital revolution, remaking the Cuban media landscape in the process. This second technological revolution has erupted within the Cuban Revolution leading to a dynamic and unpredictable struggle over the meaning, impact, scope, and direction of both. This introductory chapter begins by describing the myriad ways that digital technology has spread in Cuba in recent years, highlighting both government-initiated, top-down, paid access and grass-roots, bottom-up innovations coming from civil society. Indeed, the unprecedented increase in access to alternative forms of information combined with the growing ability of Cuban citizens to communicate horizontally among themselves, producing and sharing their own diverse reportage, experiences, and points of view independently of the government has enormous if as of yet unclear implications for Cuban political life, civil society, and in a variety of public spheres.
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