“Erotic notices, fictions and videos, as well as violent electronic games, are spreading through the mobile phones without limits,” the newspaper wrote. South Korean officials estimate that there are about 6 million mobile phones in North Korea, a country of 25 million people. Analysts say there are signs that the government is slowly allowing more communications technology, even if it remains restricted to networks within North Korea. According to a report on Dec. 3 by the 38 North website, which monitors North Korea, state media recently broadcast reports of the first outdoor Wi-Fi network in downtown Pyongyang. Defectors who have left North Korea report that many people secretly watch foreign media, especially South Korean entertainment.

Source: Egypt Independent December 18, 2018 14:26 UTC