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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Korean April 26 Cartoon Film Studio in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

When the Internet goes down in North Korea, there aren’t many to notice

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No one know who’s responsible for taking out North Korea’s Internet on Tuesday, but most North Koreans aren’t especially concerned. They use an “Intranet” called Kwangmyong, or “Bright Star,” and for them, nothing changed.

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