India's Covid censorship

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🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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If you remember how bad the coronavirus pandemic was in the US about a year ago, right now in India … it’s worse. In fact, it’s the worst outbreak the world has seen since the beginning of the pandemic. People are turning to Twitter and Facebook to ask for help, crowdsource medical supplies, and demand the government take better action. But then some of their posts disappeared ... at the request of the government. Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) explains. References: Listen to the Worldly episode about the Covid-19 crisis in India. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary also wrote about the social media censorship. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: - Host: Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) - Producer: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde) - Engineer: Paul Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you hear that?
0:05.5	It might sound like nothing to you, but it's actually the sound of nuclear, wind and
0:10.0	solar energy.
0:11.0	At EDF, we're busy generating more British zero carbon electricity than anyone to help
0:16.8	keep future energy costs down for everyone and help cut UK carbon emissions to nothing.
0:22.6	Sound good to you?
0:24.4	If you remember how bad the coronavirus outbreak was in the United States a year ago, right
0:41.6	now in India, it's worse.
0:44.1	In fact, it's the worst outbreak the world has seen since the beginning of the pandemic,
0:48.3	healthcare workers in India are getting sick, hospitals are overrun.
0:52.7	There aren't enough beds or oxygen tanks or drugs, over 4,000 people in India died
0:58.4	on Saturday.
0:59.4	That's just what's been reported in India's highest single day death toll.
1:04.2	So people in India have been posting on Twitter and on Facebook to ask for help to crowdsource
1:09.9	medical supplies and to demand that the government take action.
1:14.5	But then some of those posts disappeared at the request of the government.
1:20.4	Jack Beecham, a Vox senior correspondent and coast of the Worldly Podcasts here to
1:24.6	explain his act.
1:25.6	Hi, Teddy.
1:26.6	How are you doing?
1:27.6	Good.
1:28.6	So tell me what's going on in India right now at a high level.
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