Faced with rare protests, Cuba curbs social media access, says watchdog

Access to Facebook, WhatsApp, others is restricted, says global internet monitoring firm NetBlocks

Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp, global internet monitoring firm NetBlocks said on Tuesday, in the wake of the . Thousands of Cubans joined demonstrations throughout the Communist-run country on Sunday to protest a deep economic crisis that has seen shortages of basic goods and power outages. They were also protesting the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and curbs on civil liberties. Cuba’s government has said the demonstrations were , manipulating frustration with an economic crisis largely caused by the decades-old U.S. trade embargo.