The Chavez regime reinstated internet access in Venezuela 20 minutes before Nicolás Maduro's speech

The Venezuelan regime restored full Internet access in Venezuela just 20 minutes before President Nicolás Maduro's speech, after limiting it throughout Tuesday amidst a military uprising called by the opposition, as confirmed by the NGO for the defense of digital rights and NetBlocks network monitoring.

"Confirmed: access to social networks, streaming and messaging services was re-established throughout Venezuela 20 minutes before Nicolás Maduro's speech transmitted at 01:05 UTC (21:05 VET), after a full day of Internet disruption, "said the organization on its Twitter account.

For its part, the director of the organization for the defense of Human Rights Human Rights WatchJosé Miguel VivancoHe echoed NetBlocks' announcement and badured that Maduro "only allowed access 20 minutes before his speech."

"It's a vulgar dictator who wants to make sure the people only listen to him", he added.

Tuesday, the acting president of Venezuela proclaimed by the]National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, announced the beginning of the ""final phase" of the Libertad operation to end the "usurpation" of Maduro's scheme.

He did it with the Leader of the Opposition Leopoldo López, released from house arrest and surrounded by a group of Venezuelan military leaders against the Chavez government.

Opponents and rebels tried in vain to take La Carlota airbase, on the outskirts of Caracas, then they mobilized to protest against other parts of the city,where they were repressed by Chavez's collectives.

Access to these Internet services was intermittent due to restrictions reported by NetBlocks. This trend was similar to that observed during the cuts of the previous months.

"The cuts mark a sudden escalation of state-imposed Internet censorship, which seems to point to critical speeches. The data is consistent with the interruptions previously recorded during the public appearances of Juan Guaidó and during the sessions of the National Assembly of Venezuela, "badyzed the NGO.

The cuts have affected platforms such as Bing, YouTube and Hangouts, according to the NGO.