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==Reception==

Due to its purpose and editorial characteristics, EcuRed was described in its beginnings by some media as "a Castro version of Wikipedia and not fair and biased in articles on politics, contemporary history and biographies of relevant figures in the recent history of Cuba." It has been criticized by Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, winner of the Sakharov Prize for Human Rights, for providing slanderous information against members of the so-called [[Cuban dissident movement|Cuban dissidents]] and for serving as the official means of communication for the Cuban government.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rojas |first=Rafael |date=2011-01-21 |title=Policías del recuerdo |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2011/01/21/opinion/1295564404_850215.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=El País |language=es |issn=1134-6582}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-13 |title=La Wikipedia cubana inyecta veneno contra disidentes y opositores |url=https://www.martinoticias.com/a/ecured/1641.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Martí Noticias {{!}} Martinoticias.com/ |language=es}}</ref> RojasThe mentionsencyclopaedia refers to the articleUnited onStates Fidelas Castro,"the whichempire describesof himour astime" and "the undisputedmost Leaderpowerful nation of theall [[Cubantime", Revolution]]which andhas historically "Unitedtaken States"by force territory and natural resources from other nations, describedto asput at the empireservice of ourits time.businesses Theand oppositionmonopolies".<ref>{{Cite andnews activist|last=Jones Yoani|first=Sam Sánchez|date=2010-12-15 is|title=Cuba describedopens asnew aonline "cybermercenaryfrontline linkedin towar theof Unitedwords: StatesCastropedia government|url=https://www."theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/15/cuba-usa |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It also addresses other topics such as "State Terrorism in Colombia" which alludes to the so-called "democratic security policy" of the [[Álvaro Uribe]] government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-27 |title=La "Wiki" cubana incluyó a Yoani Sánchez – Infobae.com |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427173948/http://www.infobae.com/notas/631009-La-Wiki-cubana-incluyo-a-Yoani-Sanchez.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Sam |date=2010-12-15 |title=Cuba opens new online frontline in war of words: Castropedia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/15/cuba-usa |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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