Reporters Without Borders Germany teamed up with creative agency DDB Berlin to help journalists get their stories heard in countries with strict press controls. How? By making use of a clever loophole in uploading music to streaming platforms filled with stories that would otherwise be censored by regimes in countries like China, Egypt, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Music has always been a method of protest. From pre-emancipation blues to modern day punk movements involving the likes of Russian trio Pussy Riot, it’s been a way to tell tales and share struggles for as long as we’ve been making it.

And now, Reporters Without Borders Germany have found a new way to use music to bring truth to the people — uploading songs containing censored stories to streaming services like Spotify, Deezer, and Apple Music.

“The Uncensored Playlist shows oppressive leaders all over the world that they can’t silence freedom of information. More than a fundraising or awareness

effort, we’re happy to have landed on a unique way — music as a Trojan Horse, of sorts — to allow these censored stories to reach the world.” said Bianca Dordea, Managing Director at DDB Berlin.

It’s an ethos we can all share: truth always finds a way. Even more so in this digital age.