Maduro accuses TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp of cyber fascism
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Maduro has informed top army personnel that the country's opponents aimed to destroy the force from within, sowing division, demoralization, and destabilization.
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President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a news conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on July 31, 2024. (AP)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday accused TikTok, Instagram, and WhatsApp of "cyber fascism" and hate-mongering against the country in the aftermath of the election.
Maduro declared that he accuses the platforms of "spreading hatred aimed at dividing the Venezuelan people, inciting massacre and division in Venezuela and spreading fascism in Venezuela," describing the attempt as a "criminal coup d'etat."
During a visit to Venezuela's national military headquarters, Maduro informed top army personnel that the country's opponents aimed to destroy the force from within, sowing division, demoralization, and destabilization.
Maduro stated, "This is why there is a cyberbullying campaign underway on WhatsApp - calls, messages. Nothing new."
The president thanked the Venezuelan National Guard for keeping calm and upholding the people's constitutional rights throughout the disturbances, stating that the military would never "obey the orders of the blue blood oligarchy or the North American empire."
The National Electoral Council pronounced Maduro the victor of the presidential election on July 28. Maduro's victory sparked nationwide Western-backed riots and violence, driven by opposition claims of electoral fraud and widespread skepticism over the results, in a "Guaido 2.0" scenario.
Without waiting for the results of the vote count and audit, the US rushed to defy Maduro and urged the world to accept Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the victor of the presidential election, playing out as a déjà vu of what the US did during the last elections in Venezuela.
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Maduro said on Saturday that his victory in the country's presidential election on July 28 is the greatest proof of what a people can do for their independence, dignity, and future.
He stressed that Venezuela will always stand with Palestine and condemned what he described as "the worst genocide since Hitler," which is being committed against the people of Gaza and Palestine.
The Venezuelan President affirmed Caracas' support for "Arab and Muslim causes that will triumph sooner or later," adding that hope, strength, and the right to life will emerge from suffering.
In a separate context, Maduro confirmed that Venezuela had been invited to the BRICS summit and that he received congratulations after winning the presidential election.
"The world no longer depends on the decisions of Washington, the extreme capitalist right, or the new fascism," he concluded.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil announced on Friday that Maduro has been invited to the upcoming BRICS summit, scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia, this October.
This comes as Maduro is facing a fierce US-backed campaign that claims that the election was "fraudulent" and that the opposition's far-right candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has won the presidential race.
