Media Maduro: Ten-day blocking of online service X in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whose re-election is highly controversial, has announced the blocking of the X online service in the South American country. This is to last ten days.
09.08.2024, 02:16
SDA
The state authority responsible for telecommunications will take the network formerly known as Twitter out of circulation in Venezuela for ten days, Maduro said on Thursday. This was his proposal. Maduro had previously accused X owner Elon Musk of an "attack" on his re-election.
The electoral authority, which is largely loyal to the government, officially declared Maduro the winner of the presidential election at the end of July last week, despite international criticism and accusations of fraud from the opposition. The opposition is claiming victory. Following the announcement of the election results, there were protests called for by the opposition.
