
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro attacked YouTube during the weekend after the platform removed his official channel last week, accusing the company of censorship while insisting his speeches continue to circulate online.
"YouTube's owners failed. People keep watching me on YouTube. Take down as many accounts of me as you want, imperialist fools," Maduro said in a televised address broadcast on state channel VTV. He added, "The more censorship, the farther the message spreads. Keep it up, imperialist fools at YouTube. Congratulations on your decision—employee of the month for stupidity."