March 29, 2024
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Court ruling could see block of North Korea Tech website reversed in South Korea

ROK spy service blocked site in April 2016 for allegedly violating 1948 National Security Act

South Korea’s controversial censorship of a website tracking North Korea’s information and telecommunication sectors could soon be overturned, founder of the North Korea Tech blog Martyn Williams said on Monday following a court ruling in his favor.

The website, which is well-known by North Korea researchers, was blocked last April by the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) after South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) claimed it violated the 1948 National Security Act.

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