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The Man who smuggled the ‘Squid Game’ series into North Korea sentenced to death by firing squad

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A man is reportedly sentenced to death in North Korea for smuggling copies of Netflix’s blockbuster series “Squid Game” into the country.

There is news circulating about a man who has been sentenced to death by firing squad in North Korea, this news has gotten a lot of people talking on social media. According to Radio Free Asia (via Variety), the authorities of the series and the nation (North Korea) was informed by an unknown person who also led them to the man after they caught high school students watching the series.

The report made it clear that “Squid Game” was smuggled into the country from China through the use of a USB flash drive. “Squid Game” though is not available in China but remains popular thanks to piracy websites.

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Now the sad part of this article is where the smuggler now faces death by firing squad, while the students involved in bringing “Squid Game” into school are facing prison sentences.

Radio Free Asia reports: “A student who bought a drive received a life sentence, while six others who watched the show have been sentenced to five years hard labor, and teachers and school administrators have been fired and face banishment to work in remote mines.”

Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, “Squid Game” is a South Korean survival thriller that follows a group of contestants who agree to participate in a mysterious survival game with a grand prize total of nearly $40 million.

The game includes hundreds of contestants who play traditional children’s games with deadly twists. Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, and Wi Ha-joon star.

All nine episodes of the show’s first season debuted in September, and the show became a word-of-mouth sensation.

“Squid Game” amassed 1.6 billion hours viewed in its first 28 days of release, making it the biggest Netflix original TV series in history and the single biggest piece of original Netflix content.

As noted by Variety: “In December 2020, North Korea passed the ‘Elimination of Reactionary Thought and Culture’ act, which prohibits the entry and dissemination of cultural material like films, plays, music, and books in the country.

The act is mainly aimed at preventing the spread of media from South Korea and the U.S. and those found distributing or consuming these are liable to be punished.

According to widespread reports, in April this year, a man was publicly executed for selling drives and CDs containing South Korean material.”

Meanwhile, “Squid Game” is now streaming on Netflix globally. The streaming giant has yet to announce a second season, although its creator has said publicly that another round of episodes will happen.

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