Maduro launches app for Venezuelans to report 'everything they see and hear'
6 months ago
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- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has launched a new app for citizens to report 'everything they see and hear' to authorities.
- The app aims to strengthen state surveillance and 'popular intelligence' amid escalating tensions with the United States.
- The initiative is part of broader efforts to reinforce political and social control, including mass installation of surveillance cameras.
- Maduro hinted at enacting the controversial 'Decree of External Commotion' to expand government security powers if tensions escalate.
- The government has a history of using informants ('cooperating patriots') to report on opposition activities and protests.
- Over 1,000 people were imprisoned after the July 2024 elections, many denounced by Chavista activists and informants.