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Mainland China users of Clubhouse app say experiencing internet access disruptions

Mainland China users of Clubhouse said that they were experiencing internet access disruptions to the U.S. social audio app, stoking concerns that the app has been blocked by the country's so-called Great Firewall.

Illustration picture of social audio app Clubhouse
The social audio app Clubhouse is pictured near a star on the Chinese flag in this illustration picture taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

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SHANGHAI: Mainland China users of Clubhouse said that they were experiencing internet access disruptions to the U.S. social audio app, stoking concerns that the app has been blocked by the country's so-called Great Firewall.

Users of China's Twitter-like Weibo begun posting that they were having issues accessing the app at around 7:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT).

(Reporting by Brenda Goh, editing by Louise Heavens)

Source: Reuters