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YouTube Takes Maduro’s Official Channel Offline With No Public Explanation

An Argentine outlet tied to a campaign called Misión Chaquito claims it prompted the removal, a claim unconfirmed by YouTube.

Overview

  • The page for Nicolás Maduro’s account now displays “This page is not available,” making past livestreams and videos inaccessible.
  • The channel had about 230,000 to 233,000 subscribers and carried live speeches, press conferences, and other official events.
  • Neither YouTube nor the Venezuelan government has provided a statement explaining the takedown or citing a specific policy.
  • Argentina-based Guarimba Digital and host Gastón Levar publicly celebrated the outcome and credited their reporting under “Misión Chaquito.”
  • Telesur characterized the shutdown as occurring during U.S.–Venezuela tensions, while other outlets reported unverified speculation about possible policy violations.