Why? The One American on N. Korea's Twitter Feed
"North Korea is not known for its social-media savvy. When the Democratic People's Republic launched its official government Twitter account under the handle of @uriminzok (meaning "our nation") in August 2010, it started making friends in a sluggish and erratic fashion. When they weren't antagonizing South Korea or sending out links to propaganda, Pyongyang's social-media wizards followed barely a dozen tweeps, seemingly at random: a few Americans here, a Vietnamese account there, and a Venezuelan radical just for the hell of it."*
North Korea is following only three accounts on its official twitter account. One is a 25-year old American millionaire? Why? How did this friendship happen, and what do they tweet to each other? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more from Asawin Suebsaeng/ Mother Jones:
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013...
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