YouTube is removing North Korean content and no one knows why

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YouTube has done it again. Two channels which featured content about North Korea have been removed from the video-streaming service, according to a report. SEE ALSO: North Koreans eating American BBQ is a fascinating insight into the nation The removal comes less than two months after YouTube blocked North Korea's state television channel, Korean Central Television. One of the two latest terminated channels, "Pozdro z KRLD," featured travel videos to North Korea, and belonged to a Polish national living in Japan. "My whole channel was first suspended on...Sunday evening", Emil Truszkowski told news blog NK News. What happens when you try to access one of Emil's videos What happens when you try to access one of Emil's videos IMAGE: YOUTUBE "After around eight hours I found out that the channel is not "suspended" anymore. It got terminated," he said. Follow Emil Truszkowski @EmilTruszkowski @YouTube has closed down my channel for no apparent reason. Two years of work, 5000 subscribers lost. Insane... Seriously? Truszkowski added that the channel did not contain any copyright material which might have led to its suspension. The other channel, owned by Vietnamese citizen Vu Nam Phuong, showed hundreds of self-made and duplicated state media recordings. It was also shut earlier this month. "YouTube deleted my channel on 17 January with a message that the content [was] not suitable for the community", said Vu. Vu added that over 350 videos had been deleted from his channel. As of now, it is unclear why the videos have been removed. Mashable has reached out to YouTube for comment. YouTube had in December last year blocked Pyongyang's main channel used for news broadcasts. Reports suggested then that the Korean Central Television could have been blocked because it earned advertising revenue on its videos, violating U.S. sanctions on funnelling income to the hermit state. Google had declined to comment on advertising dollars at the time, but said that YouTube "disables accounts that violate our terms of service or community guidelines, and when we are required by law to do so." Last year, U.K. YouTuber Louis Cole faced backlash for showcasing what appeared to be enthusiastic travel videos featuring North Korea. Several channels featuring North Korean content such as Uriminzokkiri and Toponmail still remain on YouTube — for now.