North Korea has recently stated that they will be blocking several sites such as Facebook, Twitter and You Tube in order to lessen the amount of outside information that can be found out though such sites. Although it was revealed that the block would only be for a certain period of time, the time in which these websites would stopped being banned has not been revealed. A very limited number of North Koreans have access to the internet but this block will stop the limited number of foreigners residing in North Korea to convey the conditions and situation that this closed off country is in.
- The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announcement was published this week at the country’s main mobile service provider, Koryolink, and other places serving internet users in Pyongyang.
- gambling and “sex and adult websites” have been blocked
- more than 2 million North Koreans now use mobile phones,
- North Korea decided in 2013 to allow foreigners in the country to use 3G on their mobile phones
This ban on many popular sites shows how much freedom that those who have access to the internet, have. however, as the main purpose of blocking the sites was to stop foreigners reporting to the outside world of North Korea's developments, it shows how much an impact the internet has on politics and country's affairs.
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