1177. What internet-based services can be exported or reexported from the United States or by persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction to prohibited officials of the Government of Cuba, prohibited members of the Cuban Communist Party, or organizations administered or controlled by the Government of Cuba or the Cuban Communist Party?

Section 515.578(a)(4)(i) of the CACR authorizes the exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, from the United States or by a person subject to U.S. jurisdiction, to a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, as defined in 31 CFR § 515.337, a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party, as defined in 31 CFR § 515.338, of certain internet-based services and services related to certain exportations and reexportations, as described in 31 CFR § 515.578(a)(1) or 31 CFR § 515.578(a)(2), respectively, provided that such services are widely available to the public at no cost to the user.  Examples of authorized services include:

• Social media platforms;
• Collaboration platforms;
• Video conferencing;
• E-gaming and e-learning platforms;
• Automated translation;
• Web maps;
• User authentication services;
• Cloud-based services to support services described in section § 515.584(a)(1)(i); and
• Services to install, repair, or replace items related to communication, or items used to develop software that improves the free flow of information or that will support private sector activities in Cuba consistent with the export or reexport licensing policy of the Department of Commerce.