“Third world” in this context might refer to the original meaning, that is countries which neither aligned with the communist block nor NATO during the Cold Wa

“Third world” in this context might refer to the original meaning, that is countries which neither aligned with the communist block nor NATO during the Cold War. Colloquially, of course, it’s mostly meant to mean technologically deficient or otherwise “not modern” countries. However, I am not OP, so I do not know which meaning they intend.