Social audio app Clubhouse has removed the personal information of its users in Afghanistan as a safety measure.
The platform reset tens of thousands of its Afghan users’ bios and photos and made their accounts more difficult to discover in search.
A spokesperson for Clubhouse said the actions didn’t affect the users’ followers, and all of the changes can be reversed if a user prefers.
A message form @Clubhouse to #Afghanistan’s users. pic.twitter.com/CpS4iz0L1J
— Zaki Daryabi (@ZDaryabi) August 19, 2021
Recently, the social media giant Facebook has launched a one-click tool for people in Afghanistan to quickly lock down their accounts, as the Taliban has regained control of the war-torn country.
