Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro temporarily banned X from the country on Thursday, accusing the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, of using the platform to incite opposition to him.
Maduro declared himself the winner of the country’s July 28 election, despite credible concerns that the election was rigged against his political opponents. Deadly After President Maduro refused to step down from power, he retaliated by expelling Mr. X from Venezuela. (Related: Elon Musk says SpaceX will move headquarters from California due to new LGBT laws)
“[Musk] He broke all the rules of the social network known today as X: Twitter. And [the rules]Inciting hatred, fascism, civil war, death and conflict among the Venezuelan people, [he] “This violates every law in Venezuela,” Maduro said in a televised address on Thursday. Translated According to CNBC, the Venezuelan government will “ban the X social network, formerly known as Twitter, from Venezuela for 10 days,” President Maduro said.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters outside the Miraflores presidential palace during a rally in support of the results of the presidential elections in Caracas on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Yuri Cortes/AFP via Getty Images)
Musk and Maduro have been sparring in recent days over Maduro’s questionable victory claims. According to X, Musk Accused Maduro claims “massive electoral fraud” said “We’ve had enough of this clown,” Venezuelans said.
Maduro responded to Musk’s comments in late July by challenging him to fight, which Musk accepted.
“If I win, he will step down as dictator of Venezuela. If he wins, I will offer him a free trip to Mars,” Musk said in a July 31 post on X.
Maduro is clearly high on his vast drug stockpile.
By the way, here’s his actual DEA bounty poster: pic.twitter.com/8HSnlOjwBY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 2, 2024
Venezuela has been plunged into further chaos after President Maduro refused to relinquish power despite an independence vote tally showing his opponents winning by a landslide. Protesters across the country have taken to the streets calling for him to step down, prompting police to intervene and make thousands of arrests.
The United States and several Latin American countries have refused to recognise Maduro’s victory as legitimate.
“This is a question of respecting the will of the Venezuelan people, and as we have concluded, it is clear from the tabulations released by the opposition that even if every vote went to Maduro, it would not be enough to overturn the lead that Edmundo González had,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. said Press conference on Monday.
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