North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is intensifying censorship and prohibiting the use of South Korean language and media to maintain strict ideological control. This includes adapting localized smartphones to autocorrect forbidden words like 'oppa' to 'comrade,' illustrating the extent of governmental oversight. The devices are so tightly controlled that they automatically screenshot user activity every five minutes to monitor dissent. With extreme punishment for media consumption, the regime's control over communication and expression underscores a repressive atmosphere that limits personal freedom and expression.
The software highlights the oftentimes surprising extent to which the North Korean regime goes out of its way to fight foreign influences and squash dissent.
In 2023, Kim even made it a crime for people to use South Korean phrases or speak in a South Korean accent.
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