At the time that the videos were posted there was nothing secret about the coup. See this bit from the Bellingcat [0] investigation: >By the time the video was

At the time that the videos were posted there was nothing secret about the coup. See this bit from the Bellingcat [0] investigation: >By the time the video was first shared on Twitter, eight of Goudreau’s men were dead and two others captured as the boat they were on was intercepted at sea by the Venezuelan authorities. A second boat, soon on its way to Venezuela, would also be intercepted at sea the following day, resulting in the capture of eight of Goudreau’s men, including two American citizens. The videos were in or subtitled in Spanish, so my take on it is that because they had not seized TV or radio stations in the country, they took to Twitter to get their message out. It could have been a call for support from the populace. [0] https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/05/the-invasion-of-venezuela-brought-to-you-by-silvercorp-usa/ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/05/the-invasion-of-v...