Infobae is an international Argentine
online newspaper
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Goin ...
. It was launched in 2002 by businessman
Daniel Hadad, with the original headquarters in
Buenos Aires
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. The company expanded globally with local editions in
New York City
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,
Mexico City
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,
Miami
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,
Bogotá
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,
São Paulo
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,
Lima
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, and
Madrid
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, all led by Marcos Stupenengo. The expansion increased Infobae's international audience, becoming one of the most read Spanish-language online newspapers worldwide.
Censorship in Venezuela
On 10 October 2014,
Conatel, the Venezuelan National Commission of Telecommunications, blocked access to Infobae in Venezuela after Infobae published photos of the corpse of the recently murdered
United Socialist Party of Venezuela
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(PSUV) member
Robert Serra. Conatel said the publication was against Venezuelan law, was dishonorable to Serra and his family, and that it constituted "psychological warfare".
Infobae accused the Maduro government of a
double standard for promoting and publicising photos of dead Palestinian children in order to accuse Israel of war crimes.
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See also
* Buenos Aires Económico
* Censorship in Venezuela
References
External links
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Internet properties established in 2002
2002 establishments in Argentina
Spanish-language websites
Argentine news websites
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