The short-lived success of Clubhouse speaks volumes about the inadequacies of existing Chinese platforms.
Clubhouse let Chinese people debate and mourn together. Credit: Frank Hoermann/SVEN SIMON via AP Images
For a few rare weeks, thousands of ethnic Chinese from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and around the world spoke to each other about some of the most sensitive topics of the day: Uighur concentration camps in Xinjiang, gender equality in Chinese tech firms, loved ones lost from the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan, and Taiwanese fears of an invasion by the People’s Liberation Army. They were talking directly, hearing voices, gauging emotions, through Clubhouse, an invitation-only social media a
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