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KP domains could be back online soon
Jan 4th
North Korea’s dot-kp domain space could be back on the Internet soon. Domain name servers responsible for dot-kp have been offline for several months as have a handful of websites that used them.
With no servers the entire dot-kp address space, which only amounted to a handful of sites, has been out of operation. On Monday the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), which coordinates the Internet’s top-level domains, updated the KP information to point to new servers.
Here’s more on the story, including some background about dot-kp’s mysterious disappearance:
- North Korea moves to bring KP top-level domain back online, Network World, Jan. 3, More >
The Internet unshackled … for now
Oct 9th
[Updated: North Korea opens up Internet for national anniversary, Computerworld]
There are amazing reports coming out of Pyongyang tonight on Twitter! That’s right, tweets from the heart of one of the most insular countries in the world.
Foreign correspondents have been sending out tweets thanks to a press room set up at the Koryo Hotel. They’re in town to cover the 65th anniversary celebrations for the Worker’s Party of Korea. Their admittance to the country is unusual in itself, but a press room with apparently unrestricted Internet is extraordinary.
One of the most active on Twitter has been Melissa Chan of Al Jazeera.
Here are More >
North Korea moves quietly to the Internet
Jun 11th
North Korea, one of the world’s few remaining information black holes, has taken the first step toward a fully fledged connection to the Internet.
