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Under Venezuela's restricted media ecosystem, major media outlets are forced to take protective measures like creating an internal 'VAR,' a form of self-censorship so named in reference to the video assistant referees who often overturn major football decisions.
Football fans have become familiar with final calls being made by "VAR" video assistant referees but at one of Venezuela's biggest radio groups, it also controls what news gets aired.