Bridging the Gap: The Rise of Digital Media and its Impact on Cuban Society
Date | 01 September 2024 |
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Estudios del Desarrollo Social: Cuba y América Latina
https://revistas.uh.cu/revflacso
Estudios del Desarrollo Social: Cuba y América Latina
RPNS 2346 ISSN 2308-0132
Vol. 12, No. 3, Septiembre-Diciembre, 2024
Bridging the Gap: The Rise of Digital Media and its Impact on Cuban
Society
Cerrando la brecha: el auge de los medios digitales y su impacto en Cuba
Gelsy García García
Ph.D Candidate
Communication University of China
Cuba
gelsy_86@yahoo.com
Omar Mahmoud Khalaf Dabie
Ph.D Candidate
Communication University of China
EgyptFecha de enviado: 24/03/2024
amr.khalaf@yahoo.comFecha de aprobado: 18/06/2024
RESUMEN:The aim of this article is to critically analyse the transformative changes in Cuba’s communications
landscape, marked by the introduction of new communication policies and the rapid rise of digital media. It also
identifies persistent challenges that undermine the equitable use of digital technologies. Furthermore, it examines
the inherent contradiction between the increasing accessibility of digital media and persistent state regulation
and censorship, which impede the full realisation of digital platforms as instruments for civic participation and
public discourse. Through a critical analysis of these dynamics, the article posits that while Cuba’s
communications landscape is undergoing significant modernisation, this transformation is fraught with
contradictions. It concludes that the future of digital media in Cuba will depend not only on technological
advances but also on strategic interventions aimed at ensuring equitable access, fostering digital literacy and
addressing the underlying power structures that govern the flow of information.
KEYWORDS:communication; digital media; digital technologies; Cuba.
RESUMEN: El objetivo de este artículo es analizar críticamente los cambios transformadores en el panorama
de las comunicaciones en Cuba, marcados por la introducción de nuevas políticas de comunicación y el rápido
auge de los medios digitales. También identifica desafíos persistentes que socavan el uso equitativo de las
tecnologías digitales. Además, examina la contradicción inherente entre la creciente accesibilidad de los medios
digitales y la persistente regulación y censura estatal, que impiden la plena realización de las plataformas
digitales como instrumentos para la participación cívica y el discurso público. A través de un análisis crítico de
estas dinámicas, el artículo postula que, si bien el panorama de las comunicaciones de Cuba está
experimentando una modernización significativa, esta transformación está plagada de contradicciones.
Concluye que el futuro de los medios digitales en Cuba dependerá no solo de los avances tecnológicos sino
también de intervenciones estratégicas dirigidas a garantizar el acceso equitativo, fomentar la alfabetización
digital y abordar las estructuras de poder subyacentes que gobiernan el flujo de información.
PALABRAS CLAVE: comunicación; medios digitales; tecnologias digitales; Cuba.
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