An audio attributed to Kenny Ortigas, provincial director of Culture in Camagüey, is circulating on social media, addressing sector officials to transition internal communication to the Cuban app ToDus.
According to a post by journalist José Luis Tan Estrada on Facebook, who claimed to have received the material, the audio also urges to close the WhatsApp group they had been using until now.
In the voice message, Ortigas addresses "provincial institution directors" and "municipal directors" and emphasizes that it is "important for everyone to download the ToDus application" because "in the coming days we will migrate to that application," adding that the current group "will be closed" and that work will continue on ToDus.
The audio also includes instructions on how to install it.
According to the transcription that has been released, the official suggests accessing Apklis through the browser (referred to as “Apecalis” in the audio), locating ToDus — "a little red symbol" — downloading it, and installing it, describing it as "a messaging app… just like WhatsApp."
Ortigas outlines a short timeline for the change: "We're going to give what's left of the week, maybe Monday, and by Tuesday... we would be in a position to start adding people" to a new group that, he claims, he would manage himself "for work purposes."
Dozens of user reactions accompanied Tan's post on Facebook.
Among the comments, some claim that similar instructions may have been issued in "other organizations" and that in certain places, the use of WhatsApp to send information has been prohibited.
Other internet users expressed distrust towards the application and interpreted it as an attempt for greater control over communications.
The decision to shift institutional communication to the Cuban application ToDus does not occur in a vacuum, but amid a growing controversy over the use of state-controlled digital platforms.
In recent months, the Cuban application ToDus has faced criticism from numerous users on social media, who question its functionality and, above all, the lack of privacy.
In recent days, an official campaign on Facebook to promote the alleged advantages of the service generated a wave of skeptical comments.
Many Cubans claimed that "nobody uses that" and warned that the platform could be linked to the State Security authorities.
Others noted that the app is no longer popular and that it remains active only due to government support, despite its technical limitations.
Months earlier, in June 2025, controversy erupted when the administrators of ToDus publicly acknowledged that they would hand over users' private data if demanded by the Cuban state.
The admission, made from the official account of the service on the social network X, sparked outrage among activists and users, who interpreted the statement as confirmation that the so-called "technological sovereignty" is, in fact, an extension of the state surveillance apparatus.
Since then, various voices have raised concerns about the risks of installing applications promoted by the government, in a context where digital trust is increasingly eroding within the island.
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