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New Wi-Fi hotspots in public places are giving Cubans unprecedented internet access. Nathan Frandino reports.
Havana, Jul 12 (EFE).- Cubans woke on Monday to a tense calm, with no Internet service for mobile devices and a heavy police presence on the streets of Havana a day after thousands of citizens took to the streets to protest against the government amid an acute economic and health crisis.The data "blackout" is making it difficult to know for certain what is happening around the country, but by 3 pm no new demonstrations had been reported and no images of protests had hit the social networks. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF HAVANA, CUBA, A DAY AFTER A MASSIVE PROTEST.
Kyrgyzstan appears to have blocked TikTok after the Central Asian country's security services called to restrict the social media app to "protect children". Kyrgyzstan's digital ministry on April 16 said it had "informed telecommunications operators of the need to limit access to TikTok, based on a decision by the security services". IMAGES
The EU hits Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US tech giants. Announcing the move, EU Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that "DMA (Digital Markets Act) compliance is something that we take really seriously". Since March 7, the world's biggest tech firms have had to comply with the DMA, which aims to curb their behaviour and ensure that they give users more choice. SOUNDBITE
Reddit's Snoo rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Reddit social network debutes the New York Stock Exchange after pricing robustly in an initial public offering that suggested greater investor enthusiasm for new stock issuers. IMAGES
Catherine, Princess of Wales, apologises over an altered official photo that saw news agencies, including AFP, pull the image from their systems. "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C" a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, says. IMAGES
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