[2] The name is an acronym from the Spanish phrase Enciclopedia Cubana en la Red (literally "Cuban Encyclopedia on the Network").

Due to his moral authority, he influences important and strategic decisions of the revolution", that George W. Bush "continues a long family tradition of dirty business, cheating and government intrigue",[2][3] and describes the United States as “the empire of our time” and “the most powerful nation of all time.”[5] EcuRed states on its webpage that its goal "is the accumulation and development of knowledge with a non-profit, pro-democracy aim from a decolonizing point of view".

[7] Activist Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, accused the encyclopaedia of "molding reality" and said it was "a perversion to destroying the mind".

[8][9] The encyclopaedia refers to the United States as "the empire of our time" and "the most powerful nation of all time", which has historically taken "by force territory and natural resources from other nations, to put at the service of its businesses and monopolies".

[7] The encyclopaedia describes blogger Yoani Sánchez as a "cybermercenary linked to the United States government".