The story
The BBC has gained access to a North Korean phone which has been smuggled out of the country.
The phone doesn’t have access to the internet and is designed to make sure its users follow the rules in North Korea, which is closely controlled by its leader Kim Jong-un.
The phone creates a screenshot every five minutes, which is used by the country’s authorities to watch the user.
The phone also has an autocorrect function which changes terms used in South Korea to expressions favoued by the North Korean regime.
News headlines
Smartphone smuggled out of North Korea shows chilling details implemented by Kim Jong-un’s regime
LADbible
From ‘oppa’ to comrade: North Korea’s phones auto-correct to fit party line
India Today
This smartphone smuggled out of North Korea is absolutely wild
Futurism
Key words and phrases
chilling
frightening
- I read a chilling story about a ghost and now I can’t sleep.
party line
the official opinion of an organisation, usually political
- The mayor didn’t say anything new in her speech. Just the usual party line.
wild
strange or unexpected
- This TV show is wild. I have no idea what’s going to happen next.