Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro bans X for 10 days over Elon Musk row

Nicolás Maduro and X owner Elon Musk have traded barbs since last month's disputed presidential vote.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersVenezuelan president bans X for 10 days over Musk rowReutersVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has signed a decree blocking access to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, for 10 days following a public spat with owner Elon Musk.

The two men have traded barbs since Mr Maduro was declared the winner of last month's disputed presidential election.

Mr Musk has described the Venezuelan leader as a "dictator" and a "clown", while Mr Maduro has accused Mr Musk of inciting "hatred, fascism, [and] civil war".

Recent weeks have seen anti-government protests flare up over the election result and hundreds of people have been arrested by Venezuela's security forces.

The vote, held on 28 July, has been described as "undemocratic" by independent observers, and the main opposition has said it has evidence that its candidate, Edmundo González, won by a wide margin.

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