YouTube has already terminated a new North Korean channel launched in late July in connection with a resurgent propaganda push, monitoring by NK News showed on Friday, the latest in a string of YouTube actions against DPRK-linked channels.
The Sonamu TV channel — which featured a handful of blog-style videos starring female host Jin Hui — was part of North Korean propagandists’ efforts to create social media-friendly content for international users in recent weeks.
YouTube has already terminated a new North Korean channel launched in late July in connection with a resurgent propaganda push, monitoring by NK News showed on Friday, the latest in a string of YouTube actions against DPRK-linked channels.
The Sonamu TV channel — which featured a handful of blog-style videos starring female host Jin Hui — was part of North Korean propagandists’ efforts to create social media-friendly content for international users in recent weeks.
Chad O’Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group’s CEO, O’Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.
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