Who is actually going to use Clubhouse?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 4:22 am
Right now, Clubhouse is for people who like to talk and miss having an audience, like celebrities, or lurkers who want to be privy to interesting conversations. Clubhouse may be the balm they need during another COVID winter. Eventually, as it grows and becomes a major social network, it may be a new medium we should all keep an eye on.
I feel like I can do this somewhere else
Clubhouse copycats — I mean competitors — are coming. Because, like everything else in tech, when there’s blood in the water, the big sharks come swimming. (Remember when everyone wanted to be TikTok?) Shark attorney email database Tank’s Mark Cuban, an early Clubhouse user, is involved in one called Fireside. Twitter is testing Spaces. Of course, Facebook will get in on the act. Its Instagram app has already improved its group livestreaming feature, called Live Rooms, to allow more than two users to broadcast together (but with video).
What are the disadvantages of Clubhouse?
The service has already had some issues with hate speech and abuse, which is why it had to put in place community moderation guidelines in October. It made a common mistake: believing it could trust users not to be jerks, but you know, there are always jerks!
The social network was blocked in China in February 2021, as it offers too much freedom of expression for the government there. Logically, this will only be a disadvantage if you live in China.
The service has already suffered its first data breach, after a third-party developer in China attempted to create an Android version of Clubhouse that would not require an invitation.
Privacy could also be an issue. As Inc.com reports, Clubhouse doesn’t specify how long it keeps those complaint-related recordings (“when the investigation is complete,” is all it says), or who at the company has access to them. Clubhouse is also collecting other information about you, not just from what you share (your contacts and social networks) but from what others share (their contacts and social networks). It’s always tracking you with all the usual tricks, like cookies.
What if I want to unsubscribe?
Previously, you had to send an email to "[email protected]" to get rid of Clubhouse, but after many complaints from users, you can now deactivate your account by going to Settings > Account > Deactivate Account.
I feel like I can do this somewhere else
Clubhouse copycats — I mean competitors — are coming. Because, like everything else in tech, when there’s blood in the water, the big sharks come swimming. (Remember when everyone wanted to be TikTok?) Shark attorney email database Tank’s Mark Cuban, an early Clubhouse user, is involved in one called Fireside. Twitter is testing Spaces. Of course, Facebook will get in on the act. Its Instagram app has already improved its group livestreaming feature, called Live Rooms, to allow more than two users to broadcast together (but with video).
What are the disadvantages of Clubhouse?
The service has already had some issues with hate speech and abuse, which is why it had to put in place community moderation guidelines in October. It made a common mistake: believing it could trust users not to be jerks, but you know, there are always jerks!
The social network was blocked in China in February 2021, as it offers too much freedom of expression for the government there. Logically, this will only be a disadvantage if you live in China.
The service has already suffered its first data breach, after a third-party developer in China attempted to create an Android version of Clubhouse that would not require an invitation.
Privacy could also be an issue. As Inc.com reports, Clubhouse doesn’t specify how long it keeps those complaint-related recordings (“when the investigation is complete,” is all it says), or who at the company has access to them. Clubhouse is also collecting other information about you, not just from what you share (your contacts and social networks) but from what others share (their contacts and social networks). It’s always tracking you with all the usual tricks, like cookies.
What if I want to unsubscribe?
Previously, you had to send an email to "[email protected]" to get rid of Clubhouse, but after many complaints from users, you can now deactivate your account by going to Settings > Account > Deactivate Account.