US EditionVenezuelan president’s YouTube account offline as tensions with US escalate
- YouTube removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's official channel on Saturday, September 20, 2025, amid escalating tensions with the United States.
- The removal followed a recent U.S. military deployment of eight warships near Venezuela's coast and longstanding accusations against Maduro of election fraud and drug trafficking.
- Maduro's YouTube channel had over 200,000 followers and published his speeches, while Venezuela's government denounced the U.S. deployment as a sovereignty attack aimed at overthrowing him.
- The U.S. government has increased a bounty to $50 million for information leading to the arrest of Maduro, whom officials describe as heading a drug trafficking operation, and has confirmed that its forces destroyed three Venezuelan speedboats suspected of transporting narcotics, resulting in the deaths of more than twelve individuals.
- The account removal highlights rising U.S.-Venezuela tensions, with Maduro's supporters calling it censorship and critics seeing it as a blow to state propaganda.
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On Saturday evening, YouTube eliminated the account of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the most likely due to the deterioration of relations between the country and the United States, reports RBC Ukraine, which received information from the AP. According to the state channel...
Neither the Government of Venezuela nor the social network itself has explained the reasons
Venezuela: President Maduro's YouTube Channel Deleted Amid US Tensions
On Friday, September 19, the video streaming platform YouTube closed the channel of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without warning. The channel had more than 233,000 subscribers and was used to share the Venezuelan government’s perspective. Users trying to access the channel now find a message that reads: “This page is not available. We apologize for the inconvenience. Try doing a new search.” The account, which bore the president’s name, b…
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