Today: December 7, 2024
September 25, 2022
1 min read

ETECSA blocks the phrases “code no” and “I vote no” from the SMS service

Cuba, internet

MIAMI, United States. — The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) added several words to its list of phrases censored by SMS on the occasion of the popular referendum on the Family Code, which is being held this Sunday on the island.

CubaNet was able to verify that the messages containing the phrases “code no” or “I vote no” do not reach their destination, although, despite this, the company does apply charges for sending them.

As a result of the anti-government protests of July 11, 2021 (11J), ETECSA limited SMS to only ten consecutive messages, thus preventing the mass sending of information. The state company also leaked words such as “dictatorship”, “demonstration”, “VPN”, “protest”, “singao” among others widely used among those who oppose the Cuban regime.

In this sense, the strategy of the telecommunications monopoly has been to establish predefined words in the servers in charge of managing the forwarding of messages. Therefore, when any of them appear in the body of an SMS, they do not reach the recipient.

It should be noted that from 11J to date no less than 15 words have been added that cause a message not to reach its destination.

Despite the fact that the SMS service is less and less used on the island due to the rise of social networks such as WhatsApp and Telegram, ETECSA keeps this service under surveillance and controlled because it is an alternative that allows communication to be maintained when the Internet service drops.

Receive information from CubaNet on your cell phone through WhatsApp. Send us a message with the word “CUBA” on the phone +525545038831, You can also subscribe to our electronic newsletter by giving click here.

Source link

Latest Posts

They celebrated "Buenos Aires Coffee Day" with a tour of historic bars - Télam
Cum at clita latine. Tation nominavi quo id. An est possit adipiscing, error tation qualisque vel te.

Categories

A man kills his ex-wife and burns her in Mayabeque
Previous Story

A man kills his ex-wife and burns her in Mayabeque

"One of the most difficult characters I've ever done": Actor Diego Vásquez, the "most hated" for his role as Leandro Díaz's father
Next Story

“One of the most difficult characters I’ve ever done”: Actor Diego Vásquez, the “most hated” for his role as Leandro Díaz’s father

Latest from Blog

Go toTop