New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts



News New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts A Republican bill aims to terminate social media accounts belonging to U.S.-declared “state sponsors of terror” Chad O'Carroll April 26, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Magnus Mueller / Pexels A new bill in the U.S. Congress is proposing that social media companies ban certain users from North Korea and other countries defined in U.S. law as being state sponsors of terrorism. If passed, the bill would require the likes of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to delete accounts belonging to senior North Korean officials, as well as any North Korean person or company ever defined in U.S. law for terror-related reasons as being a “specially designated national.” A new bill in the U.S. Congress is proposing that social media companies ban certain users from North Korea and other countries defined in U.S. law as being state sponsors of terrorism. If passed, the bill would require the likes of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to delete accounts belonging to senior North Korean officials, as well as any North Korean person or company ever defined in U.S. law for terror-related reasons as being a “specially designated national.” 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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New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts

A Republican bill aims to terminate social media accounts belonging to U.S.-declared “state sponsors of terror”

Chad O'Carroll April 26, 2021

New US bill calls for social media companies to ban North Korean accounts

Magnus Mueller / Pexels

A new bill in the U.S. Congress is proposing that social media companies ban certain users from North Korea and other countries defined in U.S. law as being state sponsors of terrorism.

If passed, the bill would require the likes of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to delete accounts belonging to senior North Korean officials, as well as any North Korean person or company ever defined in U.S. law for terror-related reasons as being a “specially designated national.”