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Stop sharing sensitive photos on social media, North Korea warns diplomats

Foreign envoys sharing imagery with "impure intentions," DPRK foreign ministry complains

High-ranking foreign diplomats based in the North Korean capital were this week asked by authorities to stop sharing sensitive photos and video on their social media accounts with “impure intentions,” NK News has learned from multiple informed sources.

A document issued by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to diplomats and humanitarian workers on Wednesday, seen by NK News, warned recipients against publishing media on Twitter and Facebook that stood to damage social stability.

Failure to follow the new rules could result in unspecified “measures” in response, DPRK foreign ministry personnel also reportedly told envoys, urging embassy staff to