September 21, 2016

Data Leak Reveals North Korea Only Has 28 Websites

North Koreans could really use Daily Pnut. Thanks to an error by a government tech worker, the world now has a rare glimpse into the online resources available in the DPRK, and trust us, the pickins’ are slim. With only 28 registered domains, the few North Koreans who even get to use the DPRK’s own version of the internet will never know our hilarity. Instead, they have headlines that are worse than Facebook’s sponsored ads. How many times can a citizen read “Kim Jong-un sends birthday spreads to veteran scholars” before the news begins to feel redundant? However, they almost broke the internet with their story titled “Narcotic-related crimes increase among South Korean youngsters.” With that kind of hard-hitting journalism, it’s hard to imagine anyone wanting more than 28 domains.

Yes, I want to sound marginally more intelligent: