Inside a phone smuggled out of North Korea

Smuggled North Korean Phone Reveals Extreme Censorship, Surveillance: "Screenshot Every 5 Min"

These devices are embedded with tools that aim to enforce the state's ideology, perpetuate the hate campaign against neighbouring South Korea.

A Smuggled Smart Phone From North Korea Shows The Insane Levels Of Censorship And Command And Control The Regime Has

A smuggled phone has revealed the extreme extent of North Korea's censorship under Kim Jong Un, where everything South Korean is banned, phones autocorrect words, internet access is blocked, and authorities secretly monitor users. Everything South Korean is banned in Kim Jong Un’s North Korea, a country that enforces strict censorship across all forms of media to shield its citizens from the realities of the outside world. A mobile phone smuggle…

A forbidden word in a text message triggers a warning. Every five minutes, a screenshot is taken that only the regime can access. Mobile phones are the trump card in the fight for total control.

Smartphone Smuggled Out of North Korea Shows Draconian Technological Censorship Measures

North Korea’s censorship extends beyond traditional media to modern technology, with the government now using smartphones to control information flow and language use among its citizens. NEW: The BBC has obtained a phone that was smuggled out of North Korea that edits words North Koreans aren’t supposed to use. Wild. North Korea has now adopted smartphones to indoctrinate its citizens. If a user tries typing a blocked word, the phone will edit …

Inside a phone smuggled out of North Korea