YouTube Removed The Channel Of "Lukashenko's Friend"

• 21.09.2025, 21:22

The dictator had over 200,000 followers.

On Saturday evening, September 21, YouTube removed the channel of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. The reason is likely due to the escalation in relations with the U.S.

Associated Press reports Associated Press.

According to Venezuelan state channel Telesur, the YouTube channel was removed late in the evening without any explanation.

Before Maduro's YouTube account became inaccessible, it had more than 200,000 subscribers. It was used to publish addresses by the Venezuelan president, as well as excerpts from his weekly show on Venezuelan state television.

YouTube's official website says in its rules that the platform removes accounts that engage in "repeated violations of community rules," including posting misinformation, hate speech and content that "interferes with democratic processes."

Google, which is YouTube's parent company, has not yet responded to questions about the pres's alleged removal of the channel However, AP notes that it came amid growing tensions between the countries.