Restrictions come as TikTok failed to meet authorities' request to appoint a local representative. It isn't the first time, however, that Venezuela blocked a social media app.
Banning orders are not uncommon in Venezuela, with X (formerly Twitter) temporarily banned back in August 2024 and multiple reports of website banning were reported during the country's controversial summer 2024 elections. During this period, the Proton VPN Observatory saw VPN usage increase by an enormous 51,000% above baseline.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has fined TikTok $10 million, accusing it of failing to control the spread of viral challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three children.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led ...
Venezuela's highest court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances.According to Venezuelan authorities,
Venezuela fined TikTok $10M over fatal "death challenges," demanding local offices and victim compensation measures.
US President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced today. Headlines today also include Venezuela’s presidential inauguration of Nicolas Maduro as the supreme court in the US will hear the TikTok ban case.
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a 10 million dollar (£7.9 million) fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led ...
Venezuela’s top court imposed a US$10 million fine on TikTok over viral challenges that killed three children and injured dozens of people in recent months.
Venezuela fined TikTok $10 million for viral challenges allegedly causing child deaths, intensifying debates over platform responsibility amid President Maduro’s broader crackdown on media and online freedom.
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