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On Aug 9, 2024, Maduro has said he’s taking steps to ban the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in the country for 10 days, after a public dispute with its owner Elon Musk over the contested election[https://cnn.com/2024/08/09/americas/venezuela-election-results-experts-improbability-intl-latam/index.html] that Maduro propagated to have "won."<ref> [https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/tech/maduro-musk-x-twitter-ban-intl/index.html Maduro says he will block X in Venezuela for 10 days, after spat with Musk over contested election]. ''CNN'', August 9, 2024</ref>
On Aug 9, 2024, Maduro has said he’s taking steps to ban the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in the country for 10 days, after a public dispute with its owner Elon Musk over the contested election[https://cnn.com/2024/08/09/americas/venezuela-election-results-experts-improbability-intl-latam/index.html] that Maduro propagated to have "won."<ref> [https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/tech/maduro-musk-x-twitter-ban-intl/index.html Maduro says he will block X in Venezuela for 10 days, after spat with Musk over contested election]. ''CNN'', August 9, 2024</ref>
In the brutal crackdown, by Aug 2024, more than 2,000 people have been arrested in Venezuela since the election.<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/a/7741255.html UN voices concerns over Venezuela's political climate]. ''VOA''. August 13, 2024</ref>
The regime has even got to their homes and marked their homes, their doors.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-world-knows-venezuelan-people-voted-for-change-opposition-leader-machado-says The world knows ‘Venezuelan people voted for change,’ opposition leader Machado says]. ''PBS''. Aug 13, 2024</ref>
The method of having thugs aligned with the government to mingle with crowds has been a long tactic, including employing thousands of Cubans, to maintain the dictatorship.
==National symbols==
==National symbols==
[[File:Araguaney Venezuela.jpg|thumb|270px|left|The Araguaney tree.]]
[[File:Araguaney Venezuela.jpg|thumb|270px|left|The Araguaney tree.]]