Maduro blocks X in Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro suspended access to the social media site X, as he faced renewed pressure to release data proving his claimed reelection was valid. Maduro announced his government was blocking the social media platform formerly known as Twitter for 10 days while accusing the site’s owner Elon Musk of “inciting hate and fascism” in […]


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