Maduro, in an attempt to conceal election results, closes access to social media
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Venezuelan President Maduro has ordered access to social network X to be blocked for 10 days. This decision was made after his election victory was widely disputed, and many countries recognized the opposition candidate as the winner.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Thursday that he has ordered a 10-day block on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, in Venezuela. Earlier, Maduro accused billionaire Elon Musk, who owns X, of attempting to undermine his presidential victory.
Written by UNN with reference to The Associated Press.
Details
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Thursday that he had ordered access to the X network to be blocked for 10 days.
At night, posts stopped loading in Caracas on two private phone operators and the state-owned Movilnet, Associated Press journalists confirmed.
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Venezuelan President Maduro said that "Elon Musk is the owner of X and has violated all the rules of the social network itself.
- No one will silence me. I will speak out against spying on the technological empire," Maduro threatened.
Recall
The Electoral Commission declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the elections held in late July. However, his alleged victory was widely disputed, and many countries recognized opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the real winner.
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