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NK Tech Lab investigates and analyses how North Korea uses technology to serve and suppress its citizens. (Formerly North Korea Tech)

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If you're interested in North Korea, sign up for my free newsletter on North Korean technology trends. The new edition goes out later today. (You don't need a Substack account to subscribe) https://t.co/MLREf7zD9r

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North Korean TV has turned up on a new satellite, opening the possibility if direct-to-home reception in the country, but that would be fraught with risk for the state. https://t.co/AgryMd6yqW

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Almost all analysis of North Korean TV is based on KCTV, the main state-run channel, but there are three other channels that offer a wider range of content and even US movies. I spent a weekend watching them. https://t.co/Ri4Fd1vHY6

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NK TechLab is now on Substack. Initially I'll be posting a monthly analysis of all that is new in North Korean technology, but they'll be extras as needed. This month, news on a new cable TV service and PC gaming cafe. Please check it out and subscribe: https://t.co/UFDgMAqMZ3

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North Koreans now have access to a 20-channel IPTV service. The subscription-based service is an evolution of the "Manbang" service that began almost a decade ago. https://t.co/1rfTePTvND

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Two North Korean escapees recently told us what radio and TV broadcasts from overseas meant to them before they escaped, and before the US and South Korean governments recently shut them down. They have powerful words. https://t.co/epxmup9v1v

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After South Korean intelligence halted its radio broadcasting, North Korea has retargeted its jamming operation to block other radio stations: https://t.co/6D18PsI79U

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The US government is offering rewards totaling $15m for information that leads to the arrest of North Koreans involved in a clandestine IT worker program: https://t.co/Fg0LQrT8ix

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The propagandists and censors in North Korea have been battling foreign information for decades and just scored one of their biggest victories. They didn't need to do anything. https://t.co/DSl8HS1skZ

[Martyn Williams @martyn_williams]

North Korea built a cell phone network for elites with a domestically-developed encryption algorithm to stop foreign eavesdropping. My story @38NorthNK https://t.co/IJihJ7mDq2 Also today, Washington Post has more on Huawei connection: https://t.co/5p9WmuLwPX

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KCTV Documentary on Mike Pompeo's October visit: https://t.co/fcWrtp4oY4 via @YouTube

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181108 KCTV 29th Exhibition of IT successes: https://t.co/njz5kTKJLj via @YouTube

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North Korea's Mirae WiFi network: https://t.co/ettnZCVVpf via @YouTube

[Martyn Williams @martyn_williams]

There's a Chinese drama series airing on North Korean TV right now and the timing is probably not a coincidence https://t.co/3QezcCn4yO

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Some vintage Kim Il Sung on North Korean TV right now. They've certainly managed to groom Kim Jong Un in his grandfather's image.

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DPRK delegation returns from South Korea: https://t.co/RlUdKBMRmB via @YouTube

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Korean Central TV report the end of the Winter Olympics: https://t.co/eQVhoLd01Y via @YouTube

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Cross-border radio propaganda broadcasts could cease with Friday's inter-Korean summit agreement: https://t.co/6DiX8hZgMk

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The #koreansummit is news everywhere, except North Korea. Here's a taster of what North Korean TV viewers got to see vs the rest of the world. https://t.co/uLaO7f245c

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