Warnings removed from Instagram accounts in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Instagram appears to be back to normal in North Korea after a week of warnings on user accounts saying the popular photo-sharing app had been blacklisted for harmful content.
Photos from the North on Instagram posted by foreigners — though there are only a handful of regular users — have provided a rare window on daily life in North Korea.
Without any official confirmation, it remains unclear where the warnings originated, how widespread they were, whether it was a hack of some sort or if it had any connection to a fire on June 11 at a luxury hotel often used by tourists and foreign visitors in Pyongyang.