0.03% of North Korea’s population has access to WebJanuary 28, 2016 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - North Korea has a grand total of 7,200 Web users according to a new survey on global internet use, The Next Web says. According to a report published by We Are Social, a marketing agency, the country lead by Kim Jong Un only allows 0.03 percent of the population to access the Web. As a direct comparison, Iceland has 98 percent of its population using the Web. That’s not to say that North Korean citizens aren’t ‘online’. The state has made its own internal version – think AOL in the nineties, but worse – called Kwangmyong, which translates literally to mean ‘bright’, TNW says. This version of the Web isn’t connected to the wider internet, meaning any content from the outside world that does get in is vetted by government officials and manually uploaded. A search engine called Our Country helps users navigate round the estimated 5,500 websites, which mainly consist of universities, government offices, libraries and state-run corporations. They do however, have their own version of Facebook – although the users are only allowed to post birthday messages. For the rest of the country’s 24.9 million people not on the worldwide Web, just think of all the memes they’ve missed out on over the years, TNW says. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |