Service blocking
YouTube, Periscope, Facebook
Venezuelan state ISP CANTV (AS8048), the country’s most significant provider, blocked internet access as opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for protests and a national strike amid the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis.
- Total Duration 3 hours
Venezuela
- Population
- 28,516,896
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
These blocks were timed to censor calls from opposition leader Juan Guaidó for protests and a national strike, preventing the livestream of his speech in a country with extensive censorship of traditional media.
Other supporting information
OONI data and other measurements by VEsinFiltro show the blocking of YouTube, Facebook and Periscope on CANTV (AS8048) the state-owned ISP that is also the most important service provider.
VEsinFiltro that Periscope and Facebook were blocked using SNI filtering, while YouTube was blocked using IP blocking, affecting Google Drive, Calendar and many other google services.