In case you don’t have time, here is a quick summary:

• LGBTQ dating app Grindr has been blocked in Malaysia since April 17, 2024.
• Russian human rights group, OVD-info, received a warning from YouTube that their popular YouTube channel Kak Teper (translation: “What Now?”) may face takedown per request from Russian authorities.
• The 2023 KeepItOn Report published by digital rights organization Access Now is out and it is a bleak one — with 283 shutdowns documented across 39 countries in the year of 2023.

More information:
You can now find the (rough) transcript of this episode in our show notes on Medium! And here is the Mandarin version of the podcast.
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Audio credit (in the order of appearance):

• Intro: "Order" by ComaStudio on Pixabay
• Transition music: "Beethoven Sonata No1 in F minor" by GregorQuendel on Freesound

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