Redes Sociales

Cubanos usan redes sociales para enfrentar desabastecimiento

Un año después de que el Gobierno autorizara los datos móviles para celulares, miles de isleños incorporaron las redes sociales y las aplicaciones a sus estrategias para enfrentar la falta de productos por el embargo de EE. UU.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 28, 2016 in Paris shows the logo of WhatsApp mobile messaging service. - The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said February 12, 2020 it now has more than two billion users around the world, as it reaffirmed its stand on the need for strong encryption to protect privacy. WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, has grown into one of the most-used services in the Facebook "family" of apps, touted its "strong encryption" that enables users to connect privately even amid calls by law enforcement in the United States and elsewhere to provide more access. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 28, 2016 in Paris shows the logo of WhatsApp mobile messaging service. - The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said February 12, 2020 it now has more than two billion users around the world, as it reaffirmed its stand on the need for strong encryption to protect privacy. WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, has grown into one of the most-used services in the Facebook "family" of apps, touted its "strong encryption" that enables users to connect privately even amid calls by law enforcement in the United States and elsewhere to provide more access. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) LIONEL BONAVENTURE
Claudia Santander, una diseñadora gráfica de 31 años administra en forma gratuita una decena de grupos en WhatsApp. “Invierto mi tiempo, mi internet, pero el beneficio es grande”. AP (Ismael Francisco/AP)

LA HABANA (AP) — Una usuaria escribió en un grupo de WhatsApp “Galletas María, alguien ha visto?”. Minutos después otra persona le respondió que podía encontrarlas en un centro comercial del oeste de La Habana.

Lo mismo sucede a diario con productos tan dispares y faltantes en Cuba como papel higiénico, leche en polvo, pollo, detergentes, azulejos o combustible.

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