After photo leak, North Korea said to block Instagram<article>
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Days after photos leaked of a fire at one of North Korea’s biggest and best-known hotels, the country has begun restricting access to Instagram.</p><p>
On Monday, attempts to connect to Instagram’s website via PC or smartphone were met with a message saying the site was on an Internet block list,
according to an Associated Press reporter in Pyongyang.</p><p>
“Warning! You can’t connect to this website because it’s in blacklist site,” the warning read in English, according to the AP. The problems began about five days ago, it said.</p><p>
While Internet access is impossible for all but a handful of the country’s 25 million people, foreigners have enjoyed Internet access through cellular connections for just over two years. In contrast to the draconian censorship imposed on its own people, the Internet connection has been notable for being completely uncensored, even allowing access to sites that neighboring China routinely bans.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2939152/after-photo-leak-north-korea-said-to-block-instagram.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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After photo leak, North Korea said to block Instagram
