{"id":141439,"date":"2021-02-17T12:16:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=141439"},"modified":"2021-02-17T12:28:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:28:30","slug":"new-york-times-worries-about-unfettered-conversations-on-clubhouse-where-people-are-free-to-talk-with-whomever-they-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-worries-about-unfettered-conversations-on-clubhouse-where-people-are-free-to-talk-with-whomever-they-want\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times Worries About \u2018Unfettered Conversations\u2019 On Clubhouse, Where People Are Free To Talk With Whomever They Want"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-times-worries-about-unfettered-conversations-on-clubhouse-where-people-are-free-to-talk-with-whomever-they-want%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=141439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231166596.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The New York Times on Monday published an article worrying about people getting together with whomever they want, having \u201cunfettered conversations\u201d that may not be monitored by liberal fact checkers.<\/p>\n<p>The Times was specifically referring to Clubhouse, a social media platform that allows users talk in person in chatrooms if they are invited. For the times, this access to private conversations is apparently worrisome, because people might spread \u201cmisinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfettered conversations are taking place on Clubhouse, an invitation-only app that lets people gather in audio chatrooms,\u201d the Times tweeted. \u201cThe platform has exploded in popularity, despite grappling with concerns over harassment, misinformation and privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One can imagine the Times being equally concerned about telephone calls or private gatherings, which are also \u201cinvite-only\u201d and may be out of the purview of Times reporters looking to snitch on what they claim is misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what happened last week, when the Times\u2019 tech reporter Taylor Lorenz managed to get herself into a Clubhouse chatroom before promptly rushing to accuse one of the other members of inappropriate behavior, The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-york-times-reporter-claims-billionaire-tech-investor-used-the-r-word-gets-corrected-blames-everyone-else\">reported<\/a>. Lorenz accused Marc Andreessen, a billionaire tech entrepreneur and investor, of saying the \u201cr-word\u201d while using Clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Marc Andreessen] just openly using the r-slur on Clubhouse tonight and not one other person in the room called him on it or saying anything,\u201d Lorenz claimed in a since-deleted tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Nait Jones, a partner at Andreessen\u2019s venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, responded to Lorenz\u2019s tweet by saying he was the moderator for the Clubhouse chat and that Andreessen never used the slur. The word was mentioned because some of the redditors who participated in the GameStop stock market spree called themselves the \u201cR***** Revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI modded that room,\u201d Jones wrote on Twitter. \u201cHere\u2019s what actually happened. Felicia explained that the Redditors call themselves \u201cR-word revolution\u201d but Marc never used that word, ever, he referenced \u201cDeepF***ingValue\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s all \u2013 and this is why people block because of this horse s*** dishonesty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The false accusation likely led to people being even more careful about who they let into a Clubhouse conversation. Now, a week later, the Times is complaining about not being able to monitor these conversations, citing complaints against the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClubhouse is also contending with rising complaints about harassment, misinformation and privacy. In one&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/z3vkde\/clubhouse-app-misinformation-problem\">incident<\/a>&nbsp;last month, a user promoted conspiracy theories about the coronavirus vaccines and discouraged people from getting the shots, leading to harassment of a female doctor,\u201d the Times reported. \u201cThis month, German and Italian regulators&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/datenschutz-hamburg.de\/assets\/pdf\/2021-02-02-press-release-clubhouse.pdf\">publicly questioned<\/a>&nbsp;whether Clubhouse\u2019s data practices complied with European data protection laws. And China blocked the app after political conversations popped up on it outside the country\u2019s tight internet controls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The times later detailed claims of abuse by \u201cClubhouse influencer\u201d Porsha Belle and others.<\/p>\n<p>These allegations occur on every social media platform, from Twitch to Facebook. The Times\u2019 unique concerns about people being able to create private spaces to have open discussions about topics that may include incorrect information shows the newspaper, which is protected by the First Amendment, does not seem to want others to enjoy those same rights.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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