Maduro Ban X Platform Venezuela 10 Days After Feud Elon Musk
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Disputed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in a speech Thursday that he signed a decree ordering telecommunications regulators to ban X for 10 days. Maduro accused Musk of having “violated all of the rules” of X, and “inciting hatred, fascism, civil war, death and confrontations among Venezuelans.” Internet monitoring firm NetBlocks confirmed that X is now restricted in Venezuela following Maduro’s order. Contested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 10-day ban on social networking site X, cutting off locals’ access to the platform after a feud with Elon Musk. In a CNBC-translated speech Thursday, Maduro said he signed a decree ordering the Venezuelan telecommunications regulator to block X, as the firm’s owner, Musk, “violated all of the rules of the very social network Twitter, today known as X — all of them. And he has violated [the rules], by inciting hatred, fascism, civil war, death and confrontations among Venezuelans, [he] has violated all of the laws of Venezuela. And in Venezuela there are laws … and we will enforce the laws.” Venezuela’s National Commission of Telecommunications, or Conatel, will “remove the X social network, previously known as Twitter, out of circulation in Venezuela for 10 days,” allowing X to respond, Maduro added. Internet monitoring firm NetBlocks confirmed that X is now restricted in Venezuela following Maduro’s order. Several of the country’s internet service providers were shown cutting off access to the site, with some displaying zero reachability and others showing restricted access, according to a post from NetBlocks on X. Musk launched a war of words with Maduro, who claimed he clinched a third six-year term in power in a disputed election result. Musk wrote in a post on X, “Shame on Dictator Maduro” and accused the longtime Venezuelan leader of committing “major election fraud.” In response, Maduro challenged the…
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