> In 2006, Julien Pain, head of the Internet Desk at Reporters Without Borders, described North Korea as the world's worst Internet black hole[18] in its list of the top 13 Internet enemies.[19]
> Internet access is not generally available in North Korea. Only some high-level officials are allowed to access the global internet.[20] In some universities, a small number of strictly monitored computers are provided. Other citizens may only get access to the country's own intranet, called Kwangmyong.[21] Foreigners can access the internet using the 3G phone network.[22][23]
> Internet access is restricted to regime elites and select university students. The state has created its own substitute "internet" – but even this network is restricted to certain elite grade schools, select research institutions, universities, factories, and privileged individuals. Moreover, the intranet is filtered by the Korea Computer Center, which ensures that only information deemed acceptable by the government can be accessed through the network.[24]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_North_Korea#Inte...
Otherwise, folks that defect couldn't do much of anything until they earned citizenship to their host country.
For example, I'm American living in Norway: I use the Norwegian google for things that are local or if I happen to be searching in Norwegian. The US (english) version produces better matching results for many other things.