Totalitarianism is a concept in which the government has complete authority over the society and has active control over all aspects of its citizen’s life. North Korea is definitely a totalitarian state as its citizens have no freedom of expression or freedom of choice. Technology is manipulated and used by means of propaganda. This article discusses North Korea's totalitarian government and how the media is heavily controlled. The internet use is very limited, there is only one channel on the television, and the radio is also monitored.
The United States is a country with too much social media where as North Korea is a country with very limited social media. It stated in the article that people need state approval in order to have internet access. Will there ever be a balance between social media and privacy? The question should ultimately be left to the people, but it is such a wide spectrum, it could years to find a solution.
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