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| China bans Clubhouse after it was uncensored |
On Monday, thousands of Chinese users suddenly ran out of access to the club as the country prepares for the start of the week-long New Year holidays.
Clubhouse users quickly inform the WeChat group of the situation and assist each other in various ways to get back to the Social Voice app.
The audio startup Clubhouse quickly gained attention in China and attracted a group of users to have conversations on various topics at the earliest.
The app appears to be facing the fate of other US apps and services - the ban - from Monday Clubhouse facing fate.
Even though the app's website has not been blocked, users in China can no longer access the Clubhouse app.
Given the number of changes the app will have to make to comply with Chinese Internet regulations, it is unlikely that the app will return.
The app has been criticized in the United States for its lack of effective monitoring and abuse prevention. Therefore, it is not surprising that the app is banned in China because it adheres to strict measures to limit the spread of information deemed to be inappropriate conflicts. Modern.
Although the app is installed on the device, it can be accessed for free without using a VPN. However, the app is not yet officially available from the Apple App Store.
Since Clubhouse is not yet listed on the Chinese app store, it is unclear how many Chinese are on the platform.
In China, a space to discuss the 1989 Tiananmen Democratic protests was banned. The day before the ban, the number of attendees reached 5,000.
Clubhouse API was banned on Monday, according to GreatFire. The API monitors the status of censored websites in China and helps Chinese internet users avoid censorship and blocking.
Some users in the WeChat group have reported that they can no longer obtain verification codes via Chinese phone numbers, providing further evidence of the degree of blocking.
In China, many users use Chinese phone numbers to register. These phone numbers are associated with the true identity of the country, making it easy for the police to identify them.
In the past two weeks, some churches have sprung up in China that house clubs, including startups, investors, academics, and foreigners.
Many of them know that due to the political discussions on the platform in China, the application will not last long.
Some users in China seem to have regained access to clubs with a VPN and other lengthy firewall bypass tools.
As long as they enter the room via the VPN, some people who are off the VPN can listen and talk.