North Korea has officially announced its decision to block popular social media sites. These include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, along with a number of North Koreans websites. The move has been seen as the latest attempt to further control access to information from outside the country. In reality, very few South Korean have access to the internet and those who do can only use the limited, government-sanctioned network. As a result, the new move is likely to have greater impact on foreign residents and visitors, making it all the more difficult to post real-time information about the country.
North Korea has officially announced its decision to block popular social media sites. These include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, along with a number of South Korean websites. The move has been seen as the latest attempt to further control access to information from outside the country. In reality, very few North Koreans have access to the internet and those who do can only use the limited, government-sanctioned network. As a result, the new move is likely to have greater impact on foreign residents and visitors, making it all the more difficult to post real-time information about the country.