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Venezuela's Maduro Bans Access to X for 10 Days

Venezuela's Maduro Bans Access to X for 10 Days

Above: President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks to his supporters during the 'Gran Marcha Nacional' on August 3, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. Image credit: *** GETTY *** Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

The Spin

aElon Musk doesn't care about Venezuelans, let alone democracy. Given the nature of his businesses, it's easy to understand why he has decided to discuss Venezuelan politics almost daily on his social media platform: Musk wants to increase his influence with America's rising far-right and reinforce his views that the left is dangerous.

bMaduro's desperate refusal to leave power has sent his country into further chaos — and behaving as the dictator he is, he is now attacking every existing social media platform where he can't control information. If Elon Musk is the problem, why would Maduro also attack China-owned TikTok and Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp?

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 46% chance that if Nicolás Maduro is inaugurated in January 2025, there will be a civil war in Venezuela, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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