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Recently surfaced North Korean footage has captured the North Korean government's crackdown on citizens, including teenagers, for consuming banned South Korean media.

The footage, obtained by South Korean production company KBS Media, shows a public denunciation session where a group of young girls, including a 16-year-old student, are publicly humiliated and arrested for the offense.

Pyongyang maintains tight control over the flow of information within its borders, forbidding citizens from accessing foreign music, films, and TV series. Those caught violating these restrictions face severe penalties, including public shaming, imprisonment, and in some cases, execution.

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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 53 points 6 days ago (3 children)

nothing makes a more healthy and happy populace than outlawing fun.

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

It's not about banning fun, it's about trying to control the narrative that the grass isn't greener.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 15 points 6 days ago

It's less about outlawing fun and more about ensuring that exposure to the outside world is restricted.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 20 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Hope they’re OK. As OK as they can be under such a regime.

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Well clearly they aren't, hence article

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] deuleb_biezelbob@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Special K from Kellogg's? That guy was also against fun.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Special K as in Ketamine. Which is fun as fuck.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

1 year at Mara Lago.