Elon Musk is asked to enable free satellite internet in Cuba during protests

Cuban government cut internet access during protests. (Collage: Lara Croft-Facebook/Elon Musk-Twitter)

The Cuban government has cut off Internet access so that Cubans cannot communicate or organize during the protests that erupted against the communist regime since last Sunday, July 11.

Millions of Cubans remain disconnected from the internet within the island and those who have managed to publish videos and images of the repression unleashed assure that there is much more material for the world and the Cubans themselves to see the violence of the repressive forces that act under the order of attack given by communist leader Miguel Díaz-Canel.

The people of Cuba need help! The satellite internet connection such as that offered by the American company Starlink, owned by Mr. Elon Musk, may be the immediate alternative to end the information blackout.

US public officials such as Cuban-American Senator Marco Rubio and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis agree that access to information of the Cuban people via satellite Internet is an urgent need.

Elon Musk, can you help the Cuban people to have satellite internet and thereby prevent more deaths from occurring? What would be the solution to break the internet blackout that the communist government exerts on its people?

Can the technology developed by Starlink provide this service? What are the technical conditions necessary to provide an urgent connection to the Cuban people? In what time can the satellite Internet be deployed to be used by Cubans within the Island?

Artículo original en español: Piden a Elon Musk que habilite internet satelital gratis en Cuba durante protestas