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Reddit brings down North Korea's entire internet after links to country's 28 websites are posted online

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All 28 websites on North Korea's version of the internet were opened to outsiders, causing a surge of demand that flooded the state's systems.

When a list of North Korea's available websites was posted on Reddit, the surge of visitors to the reclusive state's online offering overloaded the servers.

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