As Venezuela's government blocks aid and makes arbitrary arrests, locals turn to an app as a lifeline

As Venezuela's government blocks aid and makes arbitrary arrests, locals turn to an app as a lifeline



In a crumbling country where almost all but state-owned media outlets have been shuttered, food and medicine are scarce, unrest is rising and authorities could throw you behind bars at any moment – there is a app that is being accredited as something of a lifeline for desperate Venezuelans and for their compadres abroad.