Update: The Youtube channels Stimmekoreas and Uriminzokkiri have since been reinstated by Google since this article was published.YouTube removed several major North Korea-related channels on Friday “for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines”, notices on the former channels reveal, amid a broader U.S. crackdown on the country following its sixth nuclear test.The channels all regularly published content related to North Korea or videos of North Korean state media-produced content, and were used extensively by researchers following the country on a day-to-day basis."The channel was 7 years old, it was a great way to watch the DPRK’s point of
Update: The Youtube channels Stimmekoreas and Uriminzokkiri have since been reinstated by Google since this article was published.
YouTube removed several major North Korea-related channels on Friday “for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines”, notices on the former channels reveal, amid a broader U.S. crackdown on the country following its sixth nuclear test.
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Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI working on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.
