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Illustration featuring a large eraser being used to remove signs and protests, one reading "Millions of Uyghurs in Camps," with protestors and slogans in the background.

Saving the Uyghur internet

Sean Powers, from the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web.

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Illustration by Megan J. Goff

Courtesy of "Click Here" podcast

What happens when a government erases a people’s digital past?

Reporter Sean Powers, from the “Click Here” podcast, tells the story of China’s quiet purge of the Uyghur web — and the lone coder determined to bring it back to life.

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An earlier version of this story appeared on the “CLICK HERE” podcast from Recorded Future News and PRX.