The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroassured this Monday, August 5, 2024, that the instant messaging application Whatsapp It is being used in the country to threaten military and police officers, as well as community leaders, so he asked the population to eliminate the platform voluntarily, progressively and radically.
“By Whatsapp They are threatening the Venezuelan military family, all the officers, for Whatsapp They are threatening the police family, for Whatsapp They are threatening street leaders, community leaders, Whatsapp “They are threatening anyone who does not speak out in favor of fascism,” said the president at an event with Chavista youth.
Maduro He asked his followers for the “voluntary, progressive and radical withdrawal” of the application, and proposed other alternatives to communicate such as Telegram.
«I’m going to Breaking up with WhatsAppwhy Whatsapp They are using it to threaten Venezuela. And then I’m going to delete my Whatsapp from my phone forever. Little by little I will move my contacts to Telegrama WeChat (…) it is necessary to do it, say no to Whatsappout Whatsapp of Venezuela“, he added.
Maduro thus adding the messaging application, from the North American company Metaa la red social china TikTok and the American one Instagram. According to him on Sunday, they are the main instruments “that multiply hatred and fascism” in the country.
«The main conscious multiplying instruments of hatred and fascism, and the attempt to divide among Venezuelans and create fascist fanatics who attack the police, the military or the Chavista people in their communities, are TikTok e Instagram“, the president said in a televised event.
Maduro indicated that TikTokfrom Chinese Zhang Yiming -one of the richest men in the world, according to Forbes-, e Instagramalso owned by Meta and created by the Brazilian Kevin Systrom and the American Mike Kriegerhave “infected” important sectors of society with “hatred” in a “shameless” manner.
The president said that in Venezuela There is “no national regulation” on the use of networks, so he asked the Defense Council and the Security Council for recommendations on this issue, after protests broke out following the election results, which according to official data from the National Electoral Council (CNE), won Maduro. EFE
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