• A North Korean man who smuggled 'Squid Game' into the country is to be

    From Connected@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 26 01:00:31 2021
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    North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who
    distribute or watch "Squid Game."

    Citing unnamed sources, Radio Free Asia said a man there was
    sentenced to death for smuggling it.

    Seven high-school students received harsh sentences for watching
    the show, RFA reported.

    North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who
    distribute or watch Netflix's hit show "Squid Game."

    A report by Radio Free Asia cited unnamed sources inside North
    Korea as saying a man who smuggled and sold the dystopian drama
    had been sentenced to death by firing squad and a high schooler
    who bought a USB drive containing the show was sentenced to life
    in prison.

    Another six high schoolers who watched the show were said to be
    sentenced to five years of hard labor, RFA reported. Their
    supervisors were also said to be punished, with teachers and
    school administrators fired, possibly to be banished to work in
    remote mines, RFA said.

    RFA is a US government-funded nonprofit news service that serves
    audiences in Asia. It says its aim is to "provide accurate and
    timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments
    prohibit access to a free press."

    The South Korean television series "Squid Game" tells the story
    of 456 debt-laden people competing for 45.6 billion won, or
    $38.3 million, of prize money in brutal survival games.

    A law-enforcement source in North Korea's North Hamgyong
    province told RFA's Korean service: "This all started last week
    when a high-school student secretly bought a USB flash drive
    containing the South Korean drama 'Squid Game' and watched it
    with one of his best friends in class. The friend told several
    other students, who became interested, and they shared the flash
    drive with them." The students were caught by government censors
    after a tip-off, the source told RFA.

    It's the first time the North Korean government has punished
    minors under a law that penalizes the distribution, watching, or
    keeping of media from capitalist countries like South Korea and
    the US, RFA said.

    "The government is taking this incident very seriously, saying
    that the students' education was being neglected," RFA's source
    said.

    A source told the outlet that one of the students got off the
    hook because they had rich parents who paid a $3,000 bribe.

    Last month, a state-run North Korean propaganda website said the
    Netflix drama highlighted how South Korea was a place where
    "corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace." One of the
    show's characters was a North Korean defector whose story
    highlighted her arduous escape from the country.

    Despite the threat of retribution, smuggled, illegal copies of
    "Squid Game" have been making their way into North Korea.

    A previous article from Radio Free Asia noted that North Koreans
    found the financial struggles of the show's characters
    "relatable."

    Netflix has said the massive hit had the highest first-month
    viewership of any of its originals.

    https://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-man-smuggled-squid-
    040042958.html

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  • From JG Rove@21:1/5 to Connected on Sat Nov 27 10:21:56 2021
    On Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 6:05:06 PM UTC-6, Connected wrote:
    North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who
    distribute or watch "Squid Game."

    Citing unnamed sources, Radio Free Asia said a man there was
    sentenced to death for smuggling it.

    Seven high-school students received harsh sentences for watching
    the show, RFA reported.

    North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who
    distribute or watch Netflix's hit show "Squid Game."

    A report by Radio Free Asia cited unnamed sources inside North
    Korea as saying a man who smuggled and sold the dystopian drama
    had been sentenced to death by firing squad and a high schooler
    who bought a USB drive containing the show was sentenced to life
    in prison.

    Another six high schoolers who watched the show were said to be
    sentenced to five years of hard labor, RFA reported. Their
    supervisors were also said to be punished, with teachers and
    school administrators fired, possibly to be banished to work in
    remote mines, RFA said.

    RFA is a US government-funded nonprofit news service that serves
    audiences in Asia. It says its aim is to "provide accurate and
    timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments
    prohibit access to a free press."

    The South Korean television series "Squid Game" tells the story
    of 456 debt-laden people competing for 45.6 billion won, or
    $38.3 million, of prize money in brutal survival games.

    A law-enforcement source in North Korea's North Hamgyong
    province told RFA's Korean service: "This all started last week
    when a high-school student secretly bought a USB flash drive
    containing the South Korean drama 'Squid Game' and watched it
    with one of his best friends in class. The friend told several
    other students, who became interested, and they shared the flash
    drive with them." The students were caught by government censors
    after a tip-off, the source told RFA.

    It's the first time the North Korean government has punished
    minors under a law that penalizes the distribution, watching, or
    keeping of media from capitalist countries like South Korea and
    the US, RFA said.

    "The government is taking this incident very seriously, saying
    that the students' education was being neglected," RFA's source
    said.

    A source told the outlet that one of the students got off the
    hook because they had rich parents who paid a $3,000 bribe.

    Last month, a state-run North Korean propaganda website said the
    Netflix drama highlighted how South Korea was a place where
    "corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace." One of the
    show's characters was a North Korean defector whose story
    highlighted her arduous escape from the country.

    Despite the threat of retribution, smuggled, illegal copies of
    "Squid Game" have been making their way into North Korea.

    A previous article from Radio Free Asia noted that North Koreans
    found the financial struggles of the show's characters
    "relatable."

    Netflix has said the massive hit had the highest first-month
    viewership of any of its originals.

    https://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-man-smuggled-squid-
    040042958.html

    So Netflix is ok with copyright violators receiving extreme punishments.
    What "law enforcement source" would risk similar punishment for talking to SoKo?

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to JG Rove on Sun Nov 28 09:06:10 2021
    On 2021-11-27 18:21:56 +0000, JG Rove said:
    On Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 6:05:06 PM UTC-6, Connected wrote:
    North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who
    distribute or watch "Squid Game."

    Citing unnamed sources, Radio Free Asia said a man there was
    sentenced to death for smuggling it.

    Seven high-school students received harsh sentences for watching
    the show, RFA reported.

    North Korea appears to have come down hard on people who
    distribute or watch Netflix's hit show "Squid Game."

    A report by Radio Free Asia cited unnamed sources inside North
    Korea as saying a man who smuggled and sold the dystopian drama
    had been sentenced to death by firing squad and a high schooler
    who bought a USB drive containing the show was sentenced to life
    in prison.

    Another six high schoolers who watched the show were said to be
    sentenced to five years of hard labor, RFA reported. Their
    supervisors were also said to be punished, with teachers and
    school administrators fired, possibly to be banished to work in
    remote mines, RFA said.

    RFA is a US government-funded nonprofit news service that serves
    audiences in Asia. It says its aim is to "provide accurate and
    timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments
    prohibit access to a free press."

    The South Korean television series "Squid Game" tells the story
    of 456 debt-laden people competing for 45.6 billion won, or
    $38.3 million, of prize money in brutal survival games.

    A law-enforcement source in North Korea's North Hamgyong
    province told RFA's Korean service: "This all started last week
    when a high-school student secretly bought a USB flash drive
    containing the South Korean drama 'Squid Game' and watched it
    with one of his best friends in class. The friend told several
    other students, who became interested, and they shared the flash
    drive with them." The students were caught by government censors
    after a tip-off, the source told RFA.

    It's the first time the North Korean government has punished
    minors under a law that penalizes the distribution, watching, or
    keeping of media from capitalist countries like South Korea and
    the US, RFA said.

    "The government is taking this incident very seriously, saying
    that the students' education was being neglected," RFA's source
    said.

    A source told the outlet that one of the students got off the
    hook because they had rich parents who paid a $3,000 bribe.

    Last month, a state-run North Korean propaganda website said the
    Netflix drama highlighted how South Korea was a place where
    "corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace." One of the
    show's characters was a North Korean defector whose story
    highlighted her arduous escape from the country.

    Despite the threat of retribution, smuggled, illegal copies of
    "Squid Game" have been making their way into North Korea.

    A previous article from Radio Free Asia noted that North Koreans
    found the financial struggles of the show's characters
    "relatable."

    Netflix has said the massive hit had the highest first-month
    viewership of any of its originals.

    https://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-man-smuggled-squid-
    040042958.html

    So Netflix is ok with copyright violators receiving extreme punishments.
    What "law enforcement source" would risk similar punishment for talking
    to SoKo?

    It's got nothing to do with Netflix and they need to keep their nose
    right out it (if they are even attempting to meddle in the situation!).
    The smuggler and those who watched it knew they were doing something
    wrong according to that countries laws.

    Is it the car maker's fault that some idiot drives through a red
    traffic lights? Of course not. People need to take responsibility for
    their own actions!

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  • From Ed Stasiak@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 28 03:07:00 2021
    Connected

    Citing unnamed sources, Radio Free Asia said a man there was
    sentenced to death for smuggling it.

    If it wasn’t for dumbass Truman getting suckered by Stalin,
    the U.S./UN would have won the Korean War and this wouldn’t
    be happening.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Ed Stasiak on Sun Nov 28 16:45:37 2021
    Ed Stasiak <edstasiak1067@gmail.com> wrote:

    Connected

    Citing unnamed sources, Radio Free Asia said a man there was
    sentenced to death for smuggling it.

    Let's preserve the citation.

    https://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-man-smuggled-squid-040042958.html

    If it wasn=E2=80=99t for dumbass Truman getting suckered by Stalin,
    the U.S./UN would have won the Korean War and this wouldn=E2=80=99t
    be happening.

    General Jimmy Doolittle called those premature elections which Stalin
    won having abolished any other political parties. But it's not clear
    that anyone in the White House was consulted. It's funny how partitions
    keep leading to further war but the world keeps drawing them. Armistace
    lines and temporary military occupation become international boundaries
    that no one wants.

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  • From Ed Stasiak@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 29 13:43:19 2021
    Adam H. Kerman
    Ed Stasiak

    If it wasn't for dumbass Truman getting suckered by Stalin,
    the U.S./UN would have won the Korean War and this wouldn't
    be happening.

    General Jimmy Doolittle called those premature elections which Stalin
    won having abolished any other political parties. But it's not clear
    that anyone in the White House was consulted. It's funny how partitions
    keep leading to further war but the world keeps drawing them. Armistace lines and temporary military occupation become international boundaries
    that no one wants.

    If dumbass FDR hadn’t been so cozy with “Uncle Joe” Stalin,
    Korea wouldn’t have been divided in the first place, all the
    more so as the U.S. carried the war against the Japanese
    and there was no reason to reward the Soviets for showing
    up at the last minute.

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