North Korea’s move to eliminate all things inter-Korean has seen propaganda outlets and unification symbols fall by the wayside in recent months, from the deletion of entire websites to demolishing of the reunification arch in Pyongyang.

But this wide-ranging purge has also claimed another victim that’s received less attention — the country’s social media presence.

Following Kim Jong Un’s call for a “decisive” change to inter-Korean policy at a year-end ruling party meeting, Pyongyang removed virtually all its existing accounts on international social media platforms, including X/Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Weibo and