"Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's YouTube channel, used to publish speeches and clips from his weekly show on state TV channel Telesur, has been taken down amid rising tensions with the United States. Telesur reported on X on Saturday night that Maduro's channel had been eliminated the night before, without justification. The account had more than 200,000 followers before it went offline."
"On YouTube's website, the elimination of accounts occurs if the channel has committed repeated violations of community guidelines, including publishing hate speech, misinformation and content that interferes with democratic process. Maduro has been accused of stealing last year's presidential election, which, according to tally sheets gathered by opposition activists, he lost by a landslide. The country's election agency also never published tally sheets to support its claim that Maduro had won the election."
"On Saturday, Maduro wrote a letter to US President Donald Trump, rejecting that Venezuela played a significant role in drug trafficking and said only 5 percent of drugs produced in Colombia were shipped through his country, of which Venezuelan authorities neutralised 70 percent. President, I hope that together we can defeat the falsehoods that have sullied our relationship, which must be historic and peaceful, Maduro wrote in the letter seen by the Reuters news agency."
Maduro's YouTube channel, which published speeches and clips from his weekly Telesur show, was taken down without stated justification after accumulating over 200,000 followers. YouTube policy allows account elimination for repeated violations such as hate speech, misinformation, or interference with democratic processes. Maduro faces accusations from opposition activists that he stole last year's presidential election, with tally sheets gathered by them indicating a large loss and the election agency failing to publish supporting tally sheets. US measures toward Venezuela have intensified on immigration and drug trafficking. Maduro sent a September 6 letter to US President Donald Trump denying significant Venezuelan involvement in drug trafficking and citing neutralisation statistics.
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