French team behind VLC player says it sent ‘Game of Thrones’ to North Korea



News French team behind VLC player says it sent ‘Game of Thrones’ to North Korea Software developers frame balloon launch as protest against regime censorship, but experts dismiss as publicity stunt Ifang Bremer November 13, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Julien Navas of VideoLAN launching balloons in the shape of the VLC logo toward North Korea in November \| Images: Julies Navas, edited by NK News Two French software developers behind the widely used VLC media player say they launched balloons carrying movies and TV series toward North Korea last week, despite local authorities’ efforts to crack down on such activity amid heightened inter-Korean tensions. In an email to NK News, Julien Navas of VideoLAN framed the launch of balloons shaped like traffic cones — the logo of the open-source software — as a protest against the Kim regime’s censorship. Two French software developers behind the widely used VLC media player say they launched balloons carrying movies and TV series toward North Korea last week, despite local authorities’ efforts to crack down on such activity amid heightened inter-Korean tensions. In an email to NK News, Julien Navas of VideoLAN framed the launch of balloons shaped like traffic cones — the logo of the open-source software — as a protest against the Kim regime’s censorship. 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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French team behind VLC player says it sent ‘Game of Thrones’ to North Korea

Software developers frame balloon launch as protest against regime censorship, but experts dismiss as publicity stunt

Ifang Bremer November 13, 2024

French team behind VLC player says it sent ‘Game of Thrones’ to North Korea

Julien Navas of VideoLAN launching balloons in the shape of the VLC logo toward North Korea in November | Images: Julies Navas, edited by NK News

Two French software developers behind the widely used VLC media player say they launched balloons carrying movies and TV series toward North Korea last week, despite local authorities’ efforts to crack down on such activity amid heightened inter-Korean tensions.

In an email to NK News, Julien Navas of VideoLAN framed the launch of balloons shaped like traffic cones — the logo of the open-source software — as a protest against the Kim regime’s censorship.

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