The U.S. Agency for International Development confirmed Thursday that it has worked to create a Cuban version of Twitter called Zunzuneo, but denied the project had anything to do with sending politically charged messages to the country.
The Associated Press first broke the story, which has generated a different kind of buzz than the agency was hoping for on the day of USAID's public launch of its long-awaited Global Development Lab.
AP suggests that USAID’s social media initiative in Cuba may be covert and illegal, and cited lawmakers voicing concerns.
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Michael Igoe@AlterIgoe
Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.
