“They used mechanisms like WhatsApp, You know it enough, WhatsApp gave (the opposition) espionage work that surely you (Armed Forces) they will have studied“said the president during a meeting with the military high command in Caracas.
In that sense, Maduro added that the application was used in a “psychological terrorism operation” after the July 28 elections. The president was proclaimed by the National Electoral Council (CNE) for a third consecutive term amid complaints of fraud by the opposition and different international organizations. His victory was endorsed by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ). Both instances are aligned with the ruling party.
The president stated that thousands of “popular leaders” were attacked with hate messages after their contact numbers were disclosed on social networks, which he also accuses of promoting violent actions against his government.
Nicolás Maduro deepens his criticism of WhatsApp
On August 5, Maduro called a popular boycott of WhatsApp by arguing that Military, police and community leaders defending his controversial re-election received “threats” in this way.
“I am going to break relations with WhatsApp, because WhatsApp is being used to threaten Venezuela and then I am going to delete my WhatsApp from my phone foreverlittle by little I will transfer my contacts to Telegram, to WeChat“said the president during a Chavista demonstration.
In that sense, he encouraged his followers to leave this means of communication: “Say no to WhatsApp!”, He continued and invited a “voluntary, progressive and radical” withdrawal of the application, owned by Meta along with other social networks such as Facebook or Instagram.
“By WhatsApp is threatening the Venezuelan military family, the police family, street and community leaders“he assured.
Days later he attacked another of the most important platforms in the world: X (formerly Twitter). He accused its owner, Elon Musk, of inciting hatred and fascism in the midst of an “attack” against his re-election and suspended the network for 10 days in the country.
“I have signed a point of account with the proposal made with Conatel”, the body responsible for telecommunications in the country, to “take out social network Twitter, for 10 days of circulation in Venezuela,” said the president of Venezuela in an event at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.
Source: Ambito
