Venezuela Blocks Twitter as Opposition Stage New Protests -- Bloomberg
Venezuelan opposition groups staged a third day of marches through Caracas today to demonstrate against record shortages and the world’s fastest inflation as Twitter Inc. (TWTR) said the government is blocking protest images on its website.
President Nicolas Maduro, who banned protests Feb. 12, has asked his supporters to counter with a “march against fascism” tomorrow, in a week of social unrest that has left at least three Venezuelans dead.
In the absence of information from the government or local television outlets, Venezuelans have turned to foreign reporters and social media for news. Twitter users had been posting their photos of demonstrations started in provincial towns earlier this month, providing an alternative to state-controlled media. It’s unclear if photos are blocked by all Internet providers in Venezuela, said Nu Wexler, Twitter spokesman.
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Update: Users in Venezuela report Twitter images are being blocked, hinting at government crackdown -- The Next Web
My Comment: Foreign cable stations covering the protests in Venezuela are also now being taken off the air. As to my prediction on what will happen next .... Raul Gallegos at Bloomberg is right .... there is nothing that we can do but "Watch Venezuela Destroy Itself".
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