Some Black medical professionals who are voluntarily countering misinfo on Clubhouse about COVID-19 and its vaccine say they have been harassed and bullied
- Conspiracies flourish on app including about vaccines and 5G — 'Hey, I was skeptical too, but here's where I am now' Tweets: @mattyglesias , @williamturton , @williamturton , @ericgeller , @jilliancyork , @mattyglesias , @phil_lewis_ , @jonst0kes , @bostonjoan , @ositanwanevu , @charlesarthur , @ellenhuet , @noupside , @maasalan , @bradstone , @dinabass , @choo_ek , and @slpng_giants Tweets: Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias : Not going to dignify this with a link, but the difference between Clubhouse and something like Facebook is that **nothing** can “spread unchecked” on Clubhouse because it's live audio to people who opted-in to the room with no algorithmic promotion to anyone. https://twitter.com/... William Turton / @williamturton : Dozens of Black doctors have taken it upon themselves to dispel Coronavirus misinformation on Clubhouse. Some have been harassed and bullied for doing so: https://www.bloomberg.com/... William Turton / @williamturton : We asked Clubhouse what it is doing to prevent the spread of harmful Coronavirus misinformation on its platform. The company declined to comment. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Eric Geller / @ericgeller : This is such a good story. These people are doing heroic work that they shouldn't have to do. https://twitter.com/... Jillian C. York / @jilliancyork : Here's an idea: How about Clubhouse/Andreesen Horowitz pays these doctors to dispel misinfo? https://twitter.com/... Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias : @OsitaNwanevu Well, yes, if you want to say that Clubhouse replicates the basic flaws of human existence that's fine. But I think Twitter and especially Facebook pose a unique kind of danger in terms of the ultra-rapid diffusion of crazy ideas & hate speech. Philip Lewis / @phil_lewis_ : Dozens of Black doctors and medical professionals have taken it upon themselves to combat the myths and misinformation about COVID-19 on Clubhouse “I do my [12 to 14 hour] shift, wash my face, change my clothes and then get on the app.” https://www.bloomberg.com/... @jonst0kes : Not entirely accurate. There's an algorithm that curates your “hallway”, i.e. which rooms you see. So there is some algorithmic promotion/mediation. That said, Vice is trash and this article is trash. https://twitter.com/... Joan Donovan, PhD / @bostonjoan : By any means necessary, Black doctors will fight misinfo, but who will step up and give them what they need (resources, amplification, and services) to ensure they don't get harassed? https://twitter.com/... Osita Nwanevu / @ositanwanevu : @mattyglesias Can't bad information spread unchecked from group to group by voice without the aid of algorithms? Isn't that how things have spread unchecked for the majority of human history? Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : I wonder what the “false” thing was. Reality: social networks without strong moderation will let misinformation spread faster than accurate data. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Ellen Huet / @ellenhuet : unexpected part of this story: even after these doctors were harassed or bullied for trying to fight COVID misinformation, they felt that Clubhouse was also an effective platform for changing someone's mind — because hearing someone's voice makes you feel more connected to them https://twitter.com/... Renee DiResta / @noupside : I listened to one of these rooms - Black medical professionals doing an absolutely incredible job explaining the details of the COVID vaccine - one weekend and just loved it. It's such a powerful way to bring audiences with questions together w/experts... https://www.bloomberg.com/... @maasalan : While considerate of problems of moderation on the platform, this is a fascinating case study of Clubhouse facilitating “counter speech” in an effort to fight COVID19 misinfo by medical professionals in this @WilliamTurton piece. 👇 https://twitter.com/... Brad Stone / @bradstone : The medical vigilantes of Clubhouse- about the Black doctors fighting Covid myths, by @WilliamTurton https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @technology Dina Bass / @dinabass : This is a terrific and important story https://twitter.com/... Esther Choo / @choo_ek : “Black people are acting as first responders in the disinformation crisis” - how Black doctors are doing extra work on Clubhouse to battle COVID misinformation and disinformation https://www.bloomberg.com/... @slpng_giants : .@joinClubhouse has no plan for moderation at all. That's because none of these founders think about how their platforms will affect the world, only about how much engagement they can get. We've already seen how this story plays out. App Stores must demand proper moderation. https://twitter.com/... Expand More For Next 2 Unexpand More For Next 2
Not going to dignify this with a link, but the difference between Clubhouse and something like Facebook is that **nothing** can “spread unchecked” on Clubhouse because it's live audio to people who opted-in to the room with no algorithmic promotion to anyone. https://twitter.com/…
Dozens of Black doctors have taken it upon themselves to dispel Coronavirus misinformation on Clubhouse. Some have been harassed and bullied for doing so: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
We asked Clubhouse what it is doing to prevent the spread of harmful Coronavirus misinformation on its platform. The company declined to comment. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
I wonder what the “false” thing was. Reality: social networks without strong moderation will let misinformation spread faster than accurate data. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
unexpected part of this story: even after these doctors were harassed or bullied for trying to fight COVID misinformation, they felt that Clubhouse was also an effective platform for changing someone's mind — because hearing someone's voice makes you feel more connected to them h…
@OsitaNwanevu Well, yes, if you want to say that Clubhouse replicates the basic flaws of human existence that's fine. But I think Twitter and especially Facebook pose a unique kind of danger in terms of the ultra-rapid diffusion of crazy ideas & hate speech.
Dozens of Black doctors and medical professionals have taken it upon themselves to combat the myths and misinformation about COVID-19 on Clubhouse “I do my [12 to 14 hour] shift, wash my face, change my clothes and then get on the app.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Not entirely accurate. There's an algorithm that curates your “hallway”, i.e. which rooms you see. So there is some algorithmic promotion/mediation. That said, Vice is trash and this article is trash. https://twitter.com/...
By any means necessary, Black doctors will fight misinfo, but who will step up and give them what they need (resources, amplification, and services) to ensure they don't get harassed? https://twitter.com/...
@mattyglesias Can't bad information spread unchecked from group to group by voice without the aid of algorithms? Isn't that how things have spread unchecked for the majority of human history?
I listened to one of these rooms - Black medical professionals doing an absolutely incredible job explaining the details of the COVID vaccine - one weekend and just loved it. It's such a powerful way to bring audiences with questions together w/experts... https://www.bloomberg.co…
While considerate of problems of moderation on the platform, this is a fascinating case study of Clubhouse facilitating “counter speech” in an effort to fight COVID19 misinfo by medical professionals in this @WilliamTurton piece. 👇 https://twitter.com/...
“Black people are acting as first responders in the disinformation crisis” - how Black doctors are doing extra work on Clubhouse to battle COVID misinformation and disinformation https://www.bloomberg.com/...
.@joinClubhouse has no plan for moderation at all. That's because none of these founders think about how their platforms will affect the world, only about how much engagement they can get. We've already seen how this story plays out. App Stores must demand proper moderation. http…
I wrote about Clubhouse's unusually aggressive onboarding process, its creative use of your iPhone's contact list, and why its privacy practices might bear some ~looking into~ https://onezero.medium.com/...
I loathe this prompt on Clubhouse and just about any modern social app. A casual tap to share every private contact you know about everyone. There has to be a better way https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Clubhouse is pressuring users to upload their contacts, prompting them to join welcome rooms with their former bosses and exes, and suggesting they invite their therapists, deceased grand-aunts, and 10-year-old phone cards. https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
I always think about how far we have come with privacy .... like the illuminating fact that this permissions dialog didn't exist at all until iOS 6. Any app could just get your entire address book without asking. https://twitter.com/...
I asked Clubhouse exactly what data it collects on your contacts, how it uses that data, what data it's storing on people who aren't even on Clubhouse (like your weed dealer who it somehow knows has 83 friends on Clubhouse). The company did not respond. https://onezero.medium.com…
Important: If you join Clubhouse and want to invite someone else to join, Clubhouse insists you “share” your contacts first. This is sleazy, IMO. As @WillOremus notes, look out for abuses and unintended consequences. https://twitter.com/...
I hope a venture capital firm invests in building its own massive media operation to drown out these pesky journalists who are asking uncomfortable questions about the products built by its portfolio companies. 🙄 https://www.techmeme.com/...
@_inside IMO Apple should offer a hash-based contact matching API. They do it for CloudKit-based applications but not useful more generally. Yes you can use this to make some web of user profiles but in the absence of it, the status quo is even worse as far as privacy goes.
One of the first things I noticed when I joined Clubhouse was that my “contact” with the most connections was... an old doctors office I haven't visited in 10+ years. Still felt weird about it and this sums up why https://onezero.medium.com/...
Clubhouse pressures you to upload your phone's contacts — and makes them visible in surprising ways. Yeah, NO, you cannot have access to my contacts. https://onezero.medium.com/...
Çlubhouse nudges you to invite your contacts to the app—and these likely include your real-life friends, business associates, bosses, doctors and people you once went on a bad date with. Granting an app access to your contacts is ethically dicey. https://read.medium.com/N9rnlkq
Clubhouse makes your phone's contacts visible in surprising ways. For instance, the app's invite list highlights contacts who you share with other Clubhouse users. This can end up recommending some surprising people and businesses. https://read.medium.com/E2ksuSL
This was a big scandal back in 2012! Apps were pulling your addressbook via unencrypted HTTP get requests. Foursquare was just straight up uploading your whole address book when you created an account! https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
a reminder to please remove me from your contacts list if you intend to share you contacts with apps when you join .. https://onezero.medium.com/... especially if you plan to @joinClubhouse incidentally theres no easy Data Protection Officer route for Clubhouse
I absolutely can believe that people are flocking to this to chase clout, but it doesn't mean I'm not grossed out by y'all https://onezero.medium.com/...
DON'T ALLOW “Granting an app access to your contacts is ethically dicey... Some social networks even use this sort of info to start building secret dossiers on people who don't use the app... At least 2 additional ways Clubhouse appears to take users' contact data further...” htt…
it's interesting how you can never have a truly private phone number anymore, due to apps like this which vacuum up contact data from your peers https://twitter.com/...
It should be the contact's decision to make. Just because my contact is in someone's address book, that shouldn't give them the right to share everything they have on me with just a single tap. https://twitter.com/...
2 of the first 3 “great potential additions” are former primary care doctors of mine 🤨 How many people will invite their shrink to @joinClubhouse in this icky growth-hacking phase? https://twitter.com/...
Sorta. Rooms have a capacity of 5k, but those popular rooms then spawn overflow rooms where someone plays the audio for people who couldn't get into the main. Rooms are promoted based on who and what topics you follow, but I get a ton of unrelated ones when I open the app. https:…
“Twitter has another advantage when it comes to recruiting participants for Spaces: An engaged userbase filled with some of the world's most prominent people. When Elon Musk goes on Clubhouse, it's a news story. When he logs onto Twitter, it's Wednesday” 😂https://bigtechnology.su…