China censors Clubhouse

China finally got around to blocking Clubhouse, a relatively new social media app, which focused on audio chat rooms. The app allowed users to speak their mind without fear of prosecution for a few bittersweet days - it was only a matter of time before the Chinese government clamped down. Users from mainland China, where speech is heavily censored, briefly mingled with the global Chinese population, where taboo topics, such as the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre, or the alleged Holocaust-like detention camps with milllions of Uighurs, were discussed, and many unsuspecting members of the Chinese population were seemingly educated about what was being hidden from them.

The entire situation was a rarity, considering that non-government approved platforms, such as Google, Facebook and Twitter, have been banned approximately since the turn of the millenia. While the reprieve was rare, it hinted - contrary to popular belief - that perhaps the vast majority of the Chinese population are not brainwashed cadets of the Communist Party, and are victims of an authoritarian government themselves.