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Kim Jong Un’s hip, young reign over North Korea continues today as the mobile operator Koryolink officially turns on its data services, opening the gate to Instagram, Foursquare, and Twitter, among other social apps.
In true North Korean style, though, only foreigners will be able to access the network, leaving locals to continue sepia-toning their weekly meal in their heads for the time being. Still, this is a major step forward for the notoriously internet-restrictive country, and this may or may not (but probably not) be due, in part, to a recent visit by Google CEO Eric Schmidt over this very topic.
Jean H. Lee, head of the Associated Press bureau in Korea, sent out the first North Korean tweet (that we’re aware of, there may have been others) from a mobile device.
My first tweet using #Koryolink‘s new mobile #Internet service. Hello world from comms center in #Pyongyang.
— Jean H. Lee (@newsjean) February 25, 2013
The image at the top soon followed as the (also potential) first ever Instagram, which Lee described as a sign “welcoming nuclear test scientists.” And a beautiful welcome it is. Whether the gloomy filter is the work of “Earlybird” or the country’s collective, crippling sadness, however, remains yet to be determined. [@newsjean via The Next Web]
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Why the obsession with bullying North Korea?
Mob mentality.
What do we want?!
We don’t know!
When do we want it?!
Sometime soon!
Seems to be the case here. Just like high school when everybody kept picking the same kid over and over (usually the smaller and weaker one).
Well they kind of asked for it and deserve it…
Sure, they deserve it for all the times they invaded other countries for oil, supported south american/mulsim dictatorships etc. I’m with you on this one mate!
No, they deserve it for kidnapping, for starving their people to death, brainwashing them, taking away any kind of freedom, and making concentration camps.
Ok, I guess if the media says it, it must all be true.
I can’t believe you’re actually taking North Korea’s side here….
I’m not taking sides. I just won’t be fulled by the “war propaganda machine” and act as someone else’s war horse. People keep talking all imaginable shit about North Korea but most of them simple ignore, for exemple, anything bad done by NATO members or Israel.
It looks like a screenshot from Fallout New Vegas. The living conditions probably isn’t too far off from the game either.
Oh Snap.