India, June 1 -- A phone smuggled out of North Korea last year has uncovered fresh evidence of the lengths Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's regime is going to for censoring information from outside the country and suppressing cultural influence from South Korea.

The device, obtained in 2024 and recently analysed by the BBC, shows that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's government is not only banning foreign media like South Korean TV dramas, but is also using technology to police the very language North Koreans use.

While phones in North Korea do not have access to the internet, South Korean shows and entertainment are still being covertly smuggled across the border-aimed at revealing the freedoms and prosperity of life in the neighbouring countr...