## 2024-08-08 17:49:42
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Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has announced his intention to abandon the WhatsApp messaging platform in favor of Telegram and WeChat.
As reported by Day.Az, citing Lenta.ru, Maduro made this announcement during a meeting with young supporters at the presidential palace. He urged young people to follow his example.
“How many of you have been threatened by criminals? They hide behind phones in Colombia, Miami, Peru, Chile. Today I am cutting off my use of WhatsApp. It is being used to threaten Venezuela. I will delete it from my phone forever. I will gradually move my contacts to Telegram and WeChat. This must be done,” Maduro declared.
The president claimed that threats against young people and prominent figures are rampant on WhatsApp. “Cowards are hiding behind phones,” he said.
Maduro further alleged that threats are being sent to the entire Venezuelan community through the messenger. “There are other channels. I have 500 addresses on Telegram, about 20 groups, and I have already started. Follow me on Telegram,” he concluded.