Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has escalated his feud with social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, by banning it in the country for 10 days
This move comes amid mounting controversy over the recent presidential election. Maduro announced the ban in a televised speech, accusing X’s owner, Elon Musk, of inciting hate and violence. “X get out of Venezuela for 10 days!” he declared, reflecting the tense relationship between the two figures.
The ban follows heated exchanges between Maduro and Musk, with both trading insults and challenges on social media and Venezuelan state TV. This latest action against X is part of a broader campaign against Big Tech, as Maduro recently urged Venezuelans to switch from WhatsApp to alternative messaging apps like Telegram and WeChat.
The Venezuelan electoral authority declared Maduro the winner of the July 28 presidential election, but the result has been marred by allegations of fraud. Opposition groups, including Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez, dispute the official tally, claiming their candidate won by a significant margin. Protests have erupted both in Venezuela and abroad, with at least 23 reported deaths.
International reactions are mixed: while the U.S., Argentina, and Chile have called for transparency, China and Russia have congratulated Maduro. The U.S. State Department has condemned the repression of peaceful demonstrators, and Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil have demanded the publication of the vote tallies.
As the international community watches closely, calls for dialogue between Maduro and the opposition continue.
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