Facebook froze the page ofVenezuela 's presidentNicolas Maduro on Saturday.- Maduro was suspended after he posted a video touting a herbal remedy as a "miracle"
COVID-19 treatment. - Venezuela's government accused Facebook of censorship.
Facebook has blocked the president of Venezuela from posting on his page for 30 days.
President Nicolas Maduro had his account frozen on Saturday after he posted a video promoting a substance called Carvativir, which he described as a "miracle" treatment for $4.
$4, the first outlet to report Maduro's suspension, said that in the video Maduro called Carvativir "miracle drops" that could be used to both treat and prevent coronavirus. Carvativir is an oral solution derived from the herb thyme, and doctors have said Maduro's claims are $4.
"We removed a video posted to President Nicolas Maduro's Page for violating our policies against
"We follow guidance from the WHO [World Health Organization] that says there is currently no medication to cure the virus. Due to repeated violations of our rules, we are also freezing the Page for 30 days, during which it will be read-only."
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Maduro has been $4 since $4, and in February he $4 for "censoring" videos he posted about the substance.
Venezuela's communications minister Freddy Ñáñez attacked Facebook's intervention on $4, saying it not only constituted an act of "censorship" but also "proof of an extension of the blockade and boycott the American empire is illegally implementing against our people."
Ruqayyah Moynihan contributed to this report.