Chavez denies internet crackdown

Yeah, whatever:

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied that the government plans to impose controls on the Internet, saying Sunday that his administration aims to increase Web access rather than limit it.

Earlier this month, Chavez sparked concerns of a possible crackdown on Web sites critical of his government when he called for regulation of the Internet and urged prosecutors to act against Noticiero Digital, a site popular among his opponents.

Chavez has become increasingly critical of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook and says adversaries use them to deceive the public.

In addition to being obviously full of it, Chavez had some trouble staying on message:

Chavez also told his audience that government critics often use the Web “to generate panic,” and said such actions “cannot be permitted.”

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