Overview
- Users in Venezuela regained access to X on Tuesday, with AFP verifying full connectivity on Digitel while access on Movistar and state-run Cantv remained partial.
- Interim president Delcy Rodríguez resumed posting on X, calling for unity and economic calm, and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced his return to the platform.
- Maduro’s account was reactivated after more than a year of inactivity, sharing a photo related to his detention and a message referencing 11 days since his capture.
- X had been blocked since August 9, 2024, when Maduro accused owner Elon Musk of backing a cyber coup and ordered the platform’s suspension in Venezuela.
- Maduro and Cilia Flores are undergoing U.S. legal proceedings on alleged narcotrafficking charges, and some outlets tie the platform’s reopening to talks with Washington over oil and prisoner releases under pressure from President Donald Trump.