The Venezuelan leader said he received an automated message from TikTok justifying his profile by saying it “promotes violence.”
In response, Maduro said the platform promoted “violent protests” carried out by his opponents.
“I want to tell the immoral scoundrels from TikTok that they are the ones promoting violence by live streaming. [the protests] July 29, 30, 31 and the following days for thousands of people. Anyone who installed TikTok knew that [the opposition] was aware of all the attacks and was able to watch them live.”
TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There are 12.35 million TikTok users in Venezuela, according to DataReportal, citing ByteDance data.
Venezuela has been rocked by violent unrest and public discontent for weeks after the country's electoral council, made up of Maduro's allies, announced his re-election for another six-year term.
The accuracy of the vote counting reports, signed by the heads of each electoral district and published by opposition leaders, was confirmed by several independent bodies.
Maduro has refused to concede defeat and has yet to release final voting figures confirming his victory. When pressed by opponents, he said on social media that he had already ordered “three prisons to be opened for those who challenge the election results.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement after the election that he believed the results released by Venezuela's electoral council were “deeply flawed, producing a declared result that does not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people.” Blinken later congratulated González on his victory.