{"id":2978,"date":"2014-12-02T14:19:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T14:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2978"},"modified":"2014-12-02T14:19:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T14:19:44","slug":"south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea bans selfie sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad news for any budding Kardashians out there – the selfie stick has been banned! Don't worry, though, the infamous photo-snapping devices have only been banned in South Korea, although it's well worth noting if you're planning on taking a trip to the nation at some point. <\/p>\n

Selfie sticks have become particularly popular with tourists, and even though it can be a tad annoying to be stuck behind a family huddled around trying to snap a picture of themselves on one, it does seem a bit heavy handed from the Korean government. <\/p>\n

The new law in the nation has stated that selfie sticks that make use of a bluetooth trigger to take a photo – the newest technology – is a communications device, and as such needs to be tested and this means they must be tested and registered with the government. <\/p>\n

What does this mean for tourists then? Apparently, anyone who is found to be using a selfie stick could face a fine of up to £17,300. It's probably not worth it just to get that perfect picture of yourself for Instagram. Unless of course you happen to be a Kardashian and can afford the fine. <\/p>\n

However, the government has looked to play down the law, with a spokesperson saying: "The announcement last Friday was really just to let people know that they need to be careful about what they sell."<\/p>\n

It's not the first time that a very specific item has found itself falling foul of lawmakers in a certain country, though. In the mid 2000s, the Russian government banned clothes popular with the "emo" subculture because they declared them a "threat to national stability", while China even once banned reincarnation as a strange tactic to control Tibetan monks. <\/p>\n

Perhaps just as strangely, Romeo & Juliet actress Claire Danes once spoke out against the Filipino city of Manila, calling it smelly, and now every film she ever made is banned there. \"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801763816-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People who opt to use a selfie stick could end up with a substantial fine in South Korea. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nSouth Korea bans selfie sticks - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South Korea bans selfie sticks - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"People who opt to use a selfie stick could end up with a substantial fine in South Korea.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-02T14:19:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/\",\"name\":\"South Korea bans selfie sticks - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-02T14:19:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-02T14:19:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"South Korea bans selfie sticks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals GB\",\"description\":\"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"South Korea bans selfie sticks - Forces Penpals GB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"South Korea bans selfie sticks - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"People who opt to use a selfie stick could end up with a substantial fine in South Korea.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2014-12-02T14:19:44+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/","name":"South Korea bans selfie sticks - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-12-02T14:19:44+00:00","dateModified":"2014-12-02T14:19:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/south-korea-bans-selfie-sticks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"South Korea bans selfie sticks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/","name":"Forces Penpals GB","description":"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3035,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/melbourne-woman-recovers-phone-after-new-owners-unwitting-selfie\/","url_meta":{"origin":2978,"position":0},"title":"Melbourne woman recovers phone after new owner’s unwitting selfie","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"When the new owner accidentally posted to Facebook, the woman was able to get her phone back.","rel":"","context":"In "Lads mag for armed forces"","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3038,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/unwitting-american-tourists-arrested-after-carving-initials-into-colosseum\/","url_meta":{"origin":2978,"position":1},"title":"Unwitting American tourists arrested after carving initials into Colosseum","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"American tourists land themselves in trouble with the law after carving their initials into the structure.","rel":"","context":"In "Lads mag for armed forces"","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2941,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/selfies-give-you-head-lice-advises-russian-govt\/","url_meta":{"origin":2978,"position":2},"title":"Selfies ‘give you head lice’ advises Russian govt","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Aspiring Kardashians take note, the selfie craze may not be as glamorous as you think.","rel":"","context":"In "Lads mag for armed forces"","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2742,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/online-daters-should-skip-to-the-fourth-photo\/","url_meta":{"origin":2978,"position":3},"title":"Online daters ‘should skip to the fourth photo’","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Skipping to the fourth photo of someone's profile is always a wise move.","rel":"","context":"In "Armed forces dating"","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2931,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/choosing-a-profile-pic-the-most-common-online-dating-pitfall\/","url_meta":{"origin":2978,"position":4},"title":"Choosing a profile pic the most common online dating pitfall","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Most people come across issues when it comes to choosing their dating profile's picture, it has been claimed.","rel":"","context":"In "Armed forces dating"","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3114,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/pupils-told-to-take-selfies-with-sex-toys-at-school\/","url_meta":{"origin":2978,"position":5},"title":"Pupils told to take selfies with sex toys at school","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"June 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A teacher is being investigated after telling pupils to go home and take pictures with their parents sex toys.","rel":"","context":"In "Lads mag for armed forces"","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}