 “When printing paper stopped being available, some newspapers turned to social media communication to share the news.According to Venezuelan journalist Jorge Lander, social media channels are “basically the only windows Venezuelans have to know what’s going on in the country.”

Social media has been censored by the Bolivarian government on multiple occasions.The Bolivarian government stated that it must "conquer the fourth generation war" against the them, with the government monitoring the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profiles of their workers.