North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs opens website
North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened a website, making it the highest profile government ministry yet to launch a site on the global Internet.
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Court rules in favor of North Korea Tech in blocking dispute
A South Korean court has ruled in favor of North Korea Tech and against the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) over the decision to block the website in South Korea for…
North Korean TV YouTube channel terminated
YouTube has shut down one of the most popular Internet sources for clips from North Korean TV. The KoreanCentralTV1 channel was shuttered on Monday and visitors are now greeted with a…
North Korea’s DNS files reveal few Internet websites
The world of the Internet in North Korea has always been opaque. The country maintains a handful of websites on the global Internet but doesn’t do a very good job of…
‘North Korean social network’ appears
A Facebook-like social network has appeared on a North Korean web server, apparently installed by the state-run Internet service provider.
Lawsuit planned over South Korea’s blocking of North Korea Tech website
I am working with the Korea Internet Transparency Reporting Project and Open Net Korea to file a lawsuit against the KCSC to overturn the blocking.
South Korea confirms censorship of North Korea Tech
North Korea Tech lost its appeal to the Korea Communications Standards Commission over the recent blocking of this website in South Korea.
DPRK again second-to-last in press freedom ranking
The DPRK has again been ranked the second worst country in the world for press freedom. In a report that brings no surprises, Reporters Without Borders placed North Korea 179th in…
North Korea’s Internet connection keeps going down
North Korea’s sole link with the global Internet has been interrupted at roughly the same time on the last three successive nights.
