the uncensored playlist
While in the world’s most censored countries many news websites and blogs are blocked by oppressive governments, music streaming platforms remain freely accessible.
We used this online loophole to evade censorship. Turning censored articles into lyrics and uploading them onto the platforms as uncensored pop songs.
“We heard about The Uncensored Playlist and would love to help the cause by adding it to our curated music service.”
“How news is being turned into pop to bypass repressive regimes”
“These songs sneak investigative journalism past oppressive regimes. It’s one of the winners of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards”
Short films told the stories of each journalist and the articles that had been censored