10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

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Years go by, authorities change, and life in North Korea is still very secretive and isolated from the rest of the world. However, it is worth noting that the current ruler of this state, Kim Jong Un, unlike his predecessors, was educated in Europe. And this relatively liberal period in his life did not pass completely without a trace. In chronic economic problems and permanent food shortages, nothing has changed, But the young leader of North Korea still succumbed to one of the temptations of modern life — the Internet. And, in spite of the fact that there is no clear statistics on this issue, it can be said with certainty that the country is increasingly accessing the Internet. Let's see how the inhabitants of this state use new technologies in general.

Almost no one uses the Internet

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use the new technologies

In North Korea Facebook is blocked, but there is his clone

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

Here the twin of the most popular social network of the planet was created, but the service is very quickly cracked.

The smartphone is in 1 out of 10 North Koreans ...

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

But they can not make international calls

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use the new technologies

Only citizens living near the Chinese border and having obtained import phones and SIM- cards, can call relatives who are rye left the country. But they very much risk to be at best simply arrested if they are caught with a foreign phone.

Desktop PCs exist only for the rich

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

PCs are accessible only to the elite. For example, students who were fortunate enough to study at the University of Pyongyang. Computers can also be found in Internet cafes and schools, but their use is strictly controlled.

Access to the PC is so limited that USB storage devices are considered a fashion accessory here

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

Computers here are so rare that young people living in the capital of North Korea wear a fl e shki as a fashion accessory.

Computers run on a special Linux-based system

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use the new technologies

And this system looks exactly like OS X

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

There are only cheap Chinese tablets here for the elite

10 interesting facts about how, how people in North Korea enjoy technology

Some people have TVs, but they can not see much ...

10 interesting facts about how people in North Korea use new technologies

TV ownership — the usual thing in North Korea, because it is a convenient way for the government to spread propaganda. But all TVs are initially tuned to North Korean channels, and the police regularly visit citizens' homes to check if the settings have been changed.