South Korean Man Given Suspended Sentence For Retweeting NK Propaganda 90
tukang writes "Park Jung-geun, 24, of South Korea has been given a 10 month suspended prison sentence for violating the country's National Security Law, which prohibits 'praising, encouraging or propagandizing' North Korea, by retweeting over 100 North Korean propaganda posts."
anonymity is the only defense (Score:2, Insightful)
the only defense the powerless have against the powerful is anonymity
that is why the powerful want to destroy the anonymous internet
if the guy had hadn't associated his real name with his account then used twitter through tor or an out of country vpn he would still have his freedom
lesson learned, if you do anything that might possibly get the attention of those with the power to harm you don't let them know it was you who did it
Re:Thank goodness... (Score:4, Insightful)
They are still at war with NK, you know. It's been 60 years, but they are still at war. And not always cold, as the bombing of civilians last year recall, or the sinking of navy units 2 years ago by a submarine. Praising a country you are actively at war with is often seen as treason, even in free countries. You may or may not agree, but it is not unusual.