S Kor to down on Internet users praising N Kor

South Kor is stepping up its investigation into Internet users that are praising North Korn lder Kim Jong-il and performing other “anti-state acts”.South Kor operates strict laws with up to seven yrs in prison for any citizen that supports or encourages anti-state entities. North Kor is as anti-state as they come in South Kor, and the ofpositive mentions of the country’s close neighbour has incrsed across the web in South Kor .Officials lding the investigation claim that comments have gone “beyond what can be tolerated within the freedom of expression”.Asia Onedetails recent North Kor-related Internet activity.According to a KCC report, the of pro-North websites detected that were based overss was 122. Forty-four are still operating while the rest have been shut down.The of those who were caught producing pieces of writing with expressions praising the North has stdily incrsed in recent yrs. The figure, which stood at 13 in 2003, incrsed to 22 in 2009 and 64 last yr, according to the prosecution.Despite the focus on fighting Internet users promoting North Kor, the South Korn government is planning a media campaign topromote the benefits of reunifying with its neighbour.The down comes after a boy rumoured to be North Korn lderKim Jong-Il’s 17 yr old grandson made waves across the Internet.His activityon Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs and other sites was picked by news organisations in South Kor and beyond, after his identity emerged after he joined a new school in Bosnia.The teenage has since reduced his online profile, restricting access to and deleting a of accounts that had been publicly available.

Source: The Next Web