He National Press Workers Union (SNTP) denounced on Friday another episode of censorship in Venezuela. From October 1 the website of the digital media Cutting point It remains blocked in the country, according to VE report without filter.
The report of Go without filter He explained that the restrictions were not applied uniformly, but progressive. They detected IP blocks in Cantv, Thundernet and G-Network; DNS type blocks in Movistar, Inter and Net Uno, and an HTTP/HTTPS restriction in the Airtek case.
The director of Cutting pointNicmer Evans, confirmed to SNTP that for days have received alerts from citizens who cannot access the portal. He pointed out that these actions respond to the critical position of the environment.
The SNTP rejected what another censorship action considers and demanded that the Venezuelan authorities “immediately cease the illegitimate restrictions that prevent citizens from their constitutional right to be informed.”
This new attack on freedom of expression adds to a long list of censored digital media In Venezuela. According to the latest VE without filter report, published in May, at least 61 informative portals remain blocked in the country.
