Problems with selfie sticks in South

Korea

The world has a gone a bit selfie-crazy and while most people enjoy taking the
odd snap, it seems that South Korean government has another idea, as it’s
banned the selfie stick.

Yes, that’s right! If you’re caught selling the little metal rod that allows you to
take a picture of yourself from more than arm’s length, you could get a fine or
even worse, a jail sentence.

South Korea’s Radio Management Agency has outlawed the use of

unregistered selfie sticks, as they believe devices that are put on them could
interfere with radio frequencies. But not everyone shares this view.

“No matter how many people press the button at the same time, it’s not
sufficient to interfere with other devices’ network or cause interference in
frequencies in unlicensed bandwidth. So practically speaking, it’s hard to
cause frequency interference with a Bluetooth selfie stick.”

Nonetheless, South Koreans face a fine up to £17,000 ($26,607) if they sell an

unregistered selfie stick.