“Hugo Chavez seems to like Twitter as a mouthpiece for power. Since joining the service last April, he’s sent 522 messages, sometimes dozens a day, all apparently from his BlackBerry.

But he’s not such a fan of uncensored microblogging from the masses. Last week two Venezuelans, a 35-year old woman and a 41-year old man, were charged with making statements on Twitter critical of Venezuela’s banking system and face up to 11 years in prison, according to Reporters Without Borders. Fifteen more Internet users may face similar charges in the coming days.”