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.
nothing makes a more healthy and happy populace than outlawing fun.
It’s not about banning fun, it’s about trying to control the narrative that the grass isn’t greener.
It’s less about outlawing fun and more about ensuring that exposure to the outside world is restricted.