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A coder's quest to bring back Uyghurs' digital history

A coder's quest to bring back Uyghurs' digital history

Update: 2025-11-20
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What happens when a government erases a people’s digital past? It isn't just Uyghur language and culture that China is trying to eliminate. It's also working on removing any and all references to Uyghur history from digital memory. From the podcast "Click Here," Sean Powers reports on a lone coder determined to bring a people's digital history back to life.  

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A coder's quest to bring back Uyghurs' digital history

A coder's quest to bring back Uyghurs' digital history

Sean Powers