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It's interesting how many North Korea YouTube channels have been banned (hexbear.net)
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Interesting that a number of DPRK youtube channels have been banned.

푸옹 Phuong DPRK Daily ProviderSpecific( ProviderSpecific( Extraction( NotFound { id: "UCOzQqWFt3BWJ0ToEyPgmZqg", msg: "This channel was removed because it violated our Community Guidelines.", }, ), ), )

Explore DPRK ProviderSpecific( ProviderSpecific( Extraction( NotFound { id: "UCcHJfWfZb-q7-dE4UvL4Dxw", msg: "This account has been terminated for a violation of YouTube's Terms of Service.", }, ), ), )

Echo of Truth (although I guess they made another account?) ProviderSpecific( ProviderSpecific( Extraction( NotFound { id: "UCP5_cAbRgjsZjkhrHBq84xQ", msg: "This account has been terminated for a violation of YouTube's Terms of Service.", }, ), ), )

Non-DPRK ones:

Pamphlets (still remember this channel, RIP) ProviderSpecific( ProviderSpecific( Extraction( NotFound { id: "UCPiyJf1nfye8AAuf8DTzIUQ", msg: "This account has been terminated for violating YouTube or Google's Terms of Service.", }, ), ), )

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[–] Korkki@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

What terms of service are they said to have been violating? These channels are not actually based in DPRK, so it's not some sanction thing?

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the beauty, they don't have to give a justification

[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Libs will really believe anything about DPRK and justify any action against DPRK. It's the free-for-all wilderness in their mind, land of no rules and no gods

[–] miz@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

liberals believe in nothing except the status quo

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think sometimes they're accused of botting.

Explore DPRK I believe is North Korean media, there's a webpage that explains what happened https://youtube.fandom.com/wiki/Explore_DPRK "On March 5, 2024, the channel was blocked in South Korea possibly according to the Article 7 (Praise, incitement, etc.) of the National Security Act and Article 44-7 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection[1][2][3]; the channel was globally terminated by Google minutes later due to "compliance with export and sanctions policy" with the decision not appealable."

[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

I assume it's because of sanctions or otherwise American laws. If you look at the ToS of basically all American tech companies, they have a section talking about how they can't legally provide services to people in Iran, Cuba, North Korea, etc.