r/technology • u/longiner • Jan 18 '25

Social Media As US TikTok users move to RedNote, some are encountering Chinese-style censorship for the first time

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/16/tech/tiktok-refugees-rednote-china-censorship-intl-hnk/index.html
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u/UGMadness Jan 18 '25

That’s actually North Korean policy, they just don’t extend visas to American citizens. Permission to enter a country is usually granted by, well, the country you want to enter. The U.S. government can’t really ban you from going to any specific country outside the U.S.

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u/SmallRedBird Jan 18 '25 edited Jan 18 '25

The North Korean ban was done in reciprocity - the US sparked it off. Prior to the US banning it, you could visit as a tourist. Then the US went "nope no more" and NK went "OK fuck you then"

This was in the wake of Otto Warmbier and all that

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u/ElectricWisp Jan 19 '25

North Korea does not allow its citizens to leave generally (depending on their social standing and other factors). The US's ban thus could itself be seen as reciprocal. North Koreans couldn't visit the US, now US citizens can't visit North Korea. If the US sparked North Korea's actions, it would seem to be because North Korea feels entitled to greater privilege.

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u/SmallRedBird Jan 18 '25

The US Department of State forbids the use of an American passport to get into North Korea.

They may not be there to physically stop you, but you will be doing it illegally nonetheless.

Edit: also, I wasn't speaking about reciprocal visa bans. I was saying that in reciprocity i.e. as an equal retaliatory move, NK forbid US citizens from entering.

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u/round-earth-theory Jan 18 '25

Countries can ban you from emigrating to other nations. They can't necessarily stop you once you get there but they can punish you for doing it by locking up assets and threatening you with arrest if you return.