YouTube removes North Korean 'vloggers' after South Korea blocks accounts

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SEOUL: Three YouTube channels seen as linked to North Korea's state media have been taken down, a spokesperson for the US video hosting site said on Tuesday (Jun 27), after South Korean regulators blocked them at the request of the country's spy agency. The channels featured English-speaking young women, i

SEOUL: Three YouTube channels seen as linked to North Korea's state media have been taken down, a spokesperson for the US video hosting site said on Tuesday , after South Korean regulators blocked them at the request of the country's spy agency.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she released a video, ostensibly shot while in lockdown at home, praising the North Korean government's response and assuring viewers that"everything is under control as it used to be and everyone is just fine". The KCSC also asked Google, the parent company of YouTube, to remove the accounts, the official said.

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