Podcast called “pro-North Korea” by army unit

By · February 6, 2012 · No comments
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By Lee Kyung-mi Netizens are taunting an army unit after learning it designated the podcast ‘Naneun Ggomsuda” (Naggomsu) as a ‘pro-North Korean’ app and ordered it deleted.


The Army’s consolidated maintenance depot (CMD) in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do on Jan. 31 sent out an official notice in the name of the unit commander to units ordering that pro-North Korean smart phone applications be deleted. The notice designated eight apps as pro-North Korean and ordered their deletion, and called for smart phones to be checked to see if they’ve been deleted every third Wednesday, when cyber-security checks are made. The eight pro-North Korean apps…(The Hankyoreh English)
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/517492.html

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