For many years, visiting a North Korean website from a South Korean IP address would prompt a serious-looking warning from ROK police explaining the website is blocked for containing illicit material.
The ban on DPRK state media dates back to the division of Korea and was perhaps understandable at one time. South Korea was fighting a civil war for survival against a stronger opponent and cut access to hostile propaganda.
For many years, visiting a North Korean website from a South Korean IP address would prompt a serious-looking warning from ROK police explaining the website is blocked for containing illicit material.
The ban on DPRK state media dates back to the division of Korea and was perhaps understandable at one time. South Korea was fighting a civil war for survival against a stronger opponent and cut access to hostile propaganda.
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