Presidential Elections: Venezuela Blocks Residents' Access to Binance Accounts?
- Binance users in Venezuela are having difficulty accessing the crypto platform due to the government blocking several websites, following a crackdown on online communications following the July 28 presidential elections.
- National internet service provider CANTV blocks some Amazon cloud services, affecting other online services as well. Binance responded by reassuring its users that their funds remain safe.
- The blockade comes amid tense political turmoil, with Nicolas Maduro’s government seeking to control online communications amid election protests and accusations of fraud by the opposition.
Users of Binance At Venezuela are having difficulty accessing the crypto platform, as the government recently blocked several websites.
This measure follows the announcement of site blockingsincluding social media platform X, as part of a crackdown on online communications after the presidential elections of July 28.
Blocking internet services
The situation of users of Binance is part of a broader context where many online services, such as those provided by Amazon CloudFrontare also restricted. According to VE without filtera human rights organization, the national internet and telecommunications provider CANTV blocks some Amazon cloud serviceswhich leads to many blockages.
Binance Reaction
In response to the difficulties encountered by its users, Binance communicated about the situation via X, explaining that its pages were facing access restrictions like other sites in the VenezuelaThe company assured that it was monitoring the situation closely to remedy it quickly and reassured its users that their funds remained safe.
Political context and government measures
These restrictive measures come after President Nicolas Maduro’s announcement regarding the blocking of the X platform for a period of 10 days. This decision aims, according to the government, to counter the “plans to sow violence, hatred and attack Venezuela from abroad“.
The political situation in Venezuela has worsened after the National Electoral Council proclaimed Nicolas Maduro Wins Presidential Election of July 28, with 51.2% of the votes against 44.2% for his main rival, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
THE figures were denounced by the opposition as fraudulent, with the latter claiming that its own estimates had Gonzalez Urrutia winning with 67% of the vote after 83% of the ballots were counted.
The blocking of access to the X platform comes amid increased repression, with multiple reports of arrests and human rights violations. According to a statement from the United Nations, there are credible reports of detentions, injuries, deaths and acts of violence perpetrated by security forces.