A new episode of the Global Voices podcast has been released, dedicated to the interaction of IT corporations with authoritarian regimes, using Belarus as an example. The podcast hosts analyze differences in approaches to internet control in Russia and Belarus: while Russian authorities regularly block popular social networks and platforms, similar mass restrictions are rarely applied in Belarus. Instead of direct blockades, Belarusian authorities, according to the podcast authors, rely on other tools of digital control—user surveillance, content censorship, and various forms of pressure on internet users and activists. The episode discusses how these methods shape a distinct model of digital authoritarianism, different from the Russian approach. The episode addresses questions about the role of major technology companies in this process—the extent to which they facilitate or resist practices of surveillance and censorship in countries with authoritarian regimes. The podcast authors examine the Belarusian case as an illustrative example of how states can control the information space without formal blockades, making such control less visible to the international community, yet no less effective for authorities. The podcast is part of a broader series of Global Voices materials investigating the interaction of technology, freedom of speech, and state control in different countries around the world.