Cuba: The Cuban Ministry of Culture criticized the blocking on Twitter of its official profiles and those of various institutions and leaders of cultural entities in the country, Cubasí publishes.
They lie when they claim it is for violating Twitter rules. We promote Art and Culture, said the director of the Communication Center of the Ministry of Culture of Cuba, Alexis Triana, on his own Twitter profile.
They suspended @CubaCultura by more than 8,500 followers. And @artedelocubano, who came from a previous blockade, denounced in reference to the profiles of the Ministry of Culture and ARTEX, a company dedicated to the promotion and commercialization of Cuban cultural products.
The same happened with the historical account of La Jiribilla in 12 thousand followers. Besides to Galería Génesis and El Periódico Cubarte. Rough exercise of censorship of Twitter VS Cultura #Cuba, he added.
Triana explained that the accounts of the Ministry of Culture have been closed without any explanation or responses to the claims.At the same time, the journalist and communicator affirms: The voice of Cuban Culture cannot be silenced.
We reached almost fifty thousand followers in a new post-blocking account
@CubaEsCultura in just 72 hours. As in Girón, each account that follows us is a slap in the face to someone who has blocked more than 50 Culture accounts on this platform, he observed.
Triana explained that they also blocked accounts of vice ministers of Culture, María Elena Salgado and Fernando León Jacomino.
And @Culturapinardelrio, and the first from the FCBC (Cuban Fund for Cultural Assets), among others in two years. They lie when they claim it is for violating Twitter rules. We promote Art and Culture, he stressed.
