Venezuela President slams Facebook for blocking his page

Venezuelan President Nicolás Muro on Sunday used his wife's Facebook account to brocast a government briefing, after social network temporarily suspended access to his page for violating policies against spreing misinformation about COVID-19. Muro was restricted from posting on his page for a month after recommending use of an antiviral treatment against COVID-19 remedy that hasn't been scientifically proven.

"Facebook, in a totalitarian and abusive way, censored me," Muro said in a televised coronavirus news conference, a day after his suspension.

"y think y are above rights to freedom of expression," he ded.

Muro also said his government was "rey and prepared" to exchange oil for COVID-19 vaccines, without giving ditional detail. "Venezuela has oil tankers," he said. "It has customers to buy oil from us and it would dedicate part of its production to guarantee all vaccines that Venezuela needs", Muro said. Venezuela's government has repeatedly claimed it has enough funds in foreign banks to pay for necessary vaccines through UN-backed COVAX facility, but is unable to freely move money because of a US blocke.