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Russian Translation of a Controversial Blog Post
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20:06 - 24:34 (04:28)

A blogger decides to translate a controversial post for the Russian audience after seeing the amount of effort Conde Nast put in preventing Russian readers from accessing it, and it ends up being one of the biggest traffic getters for the blogger.

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The former executive editor of Gawker, Choire Sicha, talks about how they handled posts in the early days of the website and how they came up with an idea to publish a Russian translation of a blocked article.
20:06 - 22:51 (02:45)
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Gawker
Summary

The former executive editor of Gawker, Choire Sicha, talks about how they handled posts in the early days of the website and how they came up with an idea to publish a Russian translation of a blocked article.

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Russian Translation of a Controversial Blog Post
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Episode 2: The Bombshell
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The attempt to censor an article often backfires, drawing more attention to the content.
22:52 - 24:34 (01:41)
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Censorship
Summary

The attempt to censor an article often backfires, drawing more attention to the content. Caught in the middle of the controversy, the editor is unfairly blamed for the backlash.

Chapter
Russian Translation of a Controversial Blog Post
Episode
Episode 2: The Bombshell
Podcast
KILLED