North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has banned the use of slang words and teenagers could face brutal gulags if caught using "perverted" language.
The Hermit Kingdom dictator has introduced the bizarre new law to combat teenagers growing "comfortable" with words used in democratic South Korea.The law was introduced last month in December to crackdown on the use of those words in textspeak.Authorities will be allowed to inspect citizens' phones to check for any mention of slang, according to reports.Those caught will be suspected of flouting the ban on South Korean TV and could face the gulag.Talking to Rimjingang, a Japan-based magazine focused on the dictatorship, one North Korean parent revealed the sort of harmless slang that could land kids.
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