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Venezuela: El Carabobeño news site accuses blockade and NGOs denounce closure of radio station

"Digital news outlet El Carabobeño denounced on Friday, Nov. 24, that its webpage had been blocked by different national internet operators in Venezuela for at least three weeks. [...] Readers from different areas of the country reported that sometimes they can access El Carabobeño, but some other times they can't, while others only manage to access it using a VPN. According to the news outlet, this is the third time so far in 2023 that its portal has been blocked.

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Meanwhile, the National College of Journalists (CNP, by its Spanish acronym) reported on Nov. 25 that Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) closed down the radio station Class 98.7, located in the state of Cojedes. The closure was determined by Conatel through the Resolution No. GST-RS-00780, which states that the action is due to the termination of airwaves concession. The Class 98.7 radio station had been operating for 30 years in that state.

So far, the NGO Venezuela Sin Filtro has already denounced the blocking of 47 news outlets and 70 domains, for which they recommend users to install a VPN to be able to access Venezuelan media and overcome censorship."

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