Caracas.- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday ordered the suspension of the social network X in Venezuela for 10 days, after accusing its owner, Elon Musk, of inciting hatred and fascism in the midst of an “attack” against his re-election, according to information published by the news agencies Reuters and Agence France-Presse.
“I have signed a point of agreement with the proposal made with Conatel,” the agency responsible for telecommunications in the country, to “remove the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, from circulation in Venezuela for 10 days so that they can present their documents,” Maduro said at an event at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.
“X out of Venezuela for 10 days!”
Maduro has frequently criticized X owner Elon Musk since the country’s July 28 presidential election. The president and the billionaire have hurled insults at each other on social media and in speeches and even challenged each other to a fistfight.
The president did not specify what requirements the social network must submit to the Venezuelan authorities.
“In Venezuela there is law, there is a Constitution, there are institutions, there is a State, there is a people who must be respected,” he said.
“Elon Musk has violated all the rules of the social network itself and has violated it by inciting hatred, civil war (…) and confrontation among Venezuelans.”
Venezuela’s president on Monday “broke ties” with WhatsApp, saying the popular messaging app is used by “fascist groups” to threaten Venezuela.
With information from Reuters and AFP.
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