List of North Korean websites banned in South Korea
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In 2005, up to 3,167 webpages unrelated to North Korea were found to be blocked due to blocking IPs at the router level.[5]DNS tampering that prevents domain names to be resolved into correct IPs is also used.[7]
In addition to entire websites, it is possible to block accounts on social media,[1] and some 13 accounts have been blocked on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter,[3][8] including Uriminzokkiri's Twitter account.[1] Twitter, however, has proven impractical to censor because retweets of North Korean tweets by other users are not blocked.[9] Furthermore, any links to North Korean websites in the tweets are already blocked.[10] Individual contents of websites hosted in South Korea may also be deleted.[3] In 2010, South Korean website administrators were forced to delete 80,499 pro-North Korea messages.[11]
Blocking has increased from previous years.[2] According to Reporters Without Borders, blocking sharply intensified during Lee Myung-bak's presidency.[3] In OpenNet Initiative's 2006 test, the overwhelming majority of tested North Korean websites were blocked.[12] In 2007 and 2008, a significant number of tested North Korean sites remained blocked and blocking was consistent among Internet service providers.[7]
2014 list
The following North Korea-based or pro-North Korean websites were blocked in South Korea in 2014.[13]
↑ IP unavailable, discontinued or obsolete as of 3June2012[update].[15]
↑ Website unavailable, discontinued or obsolete as of 24October2011[update].[15]
↑ IP unavailable, discontinued or obsolete as of 24October2011[update].[15]
↑ Website unavailable, discontinued or obsolete as of 12March2012[update].[15]
↑ Website unavailable, discontinued or obsolete as of 24October2011[update].[15]
↑ Website unavailable, discontinued or obsolete as of 19December2010[update]. Not updated since 2009.[42]
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