Nicolás Maduro denounced that Facebook is “dictatorial” for the censorship of its “miraculous droplets” against the coronavirus

After the tough dispute between Donald Trump and Twitter, it was Nicolás Maduro’s turn to fight with social networks. And this time, the chosen target is Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

The president of Venezuela, in a televised intervention, accused Facebook on Tuesday of “censoring” videos in which he spoke of supposed “miraculous droplets” called Carvativir, which, according to him, are able to “neutralize” the coronavirus.

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“I censor all videos where I show the Carvativir. Facebook abusedly and dictatorially removed from my page the full video of the program last Sunday, and removed the full video where it is explained how Venezuela carried out all the scientific tests to authorize, as we have authorized, Carvativir “. he said.

Carvativir, described as “miraculous” by the heir of Hugo Chávez, is the latest of the remedies promoted by the Venezuelan government, without medical studies to support it, against the coronavirus.

“Abusers”

“They say until the WHO (the World Health Organization) says yes, I can’t talk about Carvativir. Who is responsible in Venezuela? The owner of Facebook? Who runs the world? The owner of Facebook? The attackers Is his name Zuckerberg? He’s a big aggressor, ”he exclaimed.

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Who is responsible in Venezuela? The owner of Facebook?

This is not the first time Maduro has declared war on social media. In the past, he has accused Twitter and YouTube of censorship.

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In an act broadcast on state television, the president called on the world to “reflect” on the “abuses” he believes are committed by social media. “They are billionaires, who seek to impose their truths, their reasons, their abuses on the world,” he said.

Why Facebook deleted Maduro’s video

The social network founded by Mark Zuckerberg has adjusted its policy regarding the abundance of information published around the world on the pandemic. Therefore, it regulates “advertisements” containing “misleading, false, or unsubstantiated claims of health concerns, including those which ensure that a product or service can offer 100% prevention or immunity (against covid) or has the ability to cure the virus, “according to the platform.

Maduro has been promoting Carvativir without any scientific evidence to back up his claims.

On Tuesday, he said his education minister, Aristóbulo Istúriz, was currently being treated with Carvativir.

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“He took his Carvativir, 10 drops every four hours for 10 days in his case. He got up with force, ”he said.

Venezuela has reported 127,346 confirmed cases of covid-19 and 1,196 deaths. However, these figures are called into question by the opposition, the Catholic Church and organizations such as Human Rights Watch.