North Korean vlogger slams YouTube for deleted channel, calls out ‘impersonator’



News North Korean vlogger slams YouTube for deleted channel, calls out ‘impersonator’ YouTube cut a state-backed channel, but a look at related accounts raises questions about who’s running them Colin Zwirko December 23, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON "Echo-of-Truth-Returns" YouTube channel Earlier this month, YouTube “terminated” a North Korean channel called “Echo of Truth,” which featured a popular English-speaking host named Un A. The move drew criticism from North Korea supporters and researchers, but the situation appeared to be rectified when another channel by the same name quickly respawned and uploaded all of the channel’s deleted videos. But on Tuesday, Un A herself called the replacement channel a fake and called out YouTube for deleting the original one. Her claims appeared in a Dec. 22 video on a brand-new channel called “Echo-of-Truth-Returns.” Earlier this month, YouTube “terminated” a North Korean channel called “Echo of Truth,” which featured a popular English-speaking host named Un A. The move drew criticism from North Korea supporters and researchers, but the situation appeared to be rectified when another channel by the same name quickly respawned and uploaded all of the channel’s deleted videos. But on Tuesday, Un A herself called the replacement channel a fake and called out YouTube for deleting the original one. Her claims appeared in a Dec. 22 video on a brand-new channel called “Echo-of-Truth-Returns.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean vlogger slams YouTube for deleted channel, calls out ‘impersonator’

YouTube cut a state-backed channel, but a look at related accounts raises questions about who’s running them

Colin Zwirko December 23, 2020

North Korean vlogger slams YouTube for deleted channel, calls out ‘impersonator’

"Echo-of-Truth-Returns" YouTube channel

Earlier this month, YouTube “terminated” a North Korean channel called “Echo of Truth,” which featured a popular English-speaking host named Un A. The move drew criticism from North Korea supporters and researchers, but the situation appeared to be rectified when another channel by the same name quickly respawned and uploaded all of the channel’s deleted videos.

But on Tuesday, Un A herself called the replacement channel a fake and called out YouTube for deleting the original one. Her claims appeared in a Dec. 22 video on a brand-new channel called “Echo-of-Truth-Returns.”

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