Netflix Is Now Officially Streaming in Cuba

The content may be limited, but it's a vital foot in the door

Here's hoping House of Cards has a Havana episode next season. Netflix today is officially welcoming its first subscribers in Cuba. 

For Cubans with an Internet connection (which is about 25 percent, though the government heavily restricts the content) and "access to international payment methods," Netflix is now streaming its original programs and several children's shows produced for the service by DreamWorks Animation. 

Since the U.S. Treasury agreed to ease trade restrictions with the long-embargoed Caribbean nation, some American businesses have responded the way a sprinter reacts to a starter pistol.

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