On the heels of reports that the US government tried to create a social network in Cuba to destabilize the government, USAID has published an article attempting to set the record straight on its secretive ZunZuneo project. The post details eight points, which well summarize below, that the Associated Press apparently got wrong in its original report. According to USAID, the ZunZuneo was designed to help Cubans communicate, rather than to overthrow Cubas leadership. The program was legal. While it operated discreetly, it wasnt covert. ZunZuneo sent news, sports scores, weather, and trivia information, not political content designed to create...

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