 Following the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election, the website for "El Nacional" was sanctioned by the state-run CONATEL on 22 May 2018, with the violation of Article 27 of the Social Responsibility in Radio, Television and Electronic Media being cited by the Venezuelan government.Even left-leaning media outlets have been the target of censorship.Since January 2019, Aporrea.org, which publishes information both in favor and against the government, but which in recent years has published more content critical of the government and its officials, has been blocked in state ISPs.