Clubhouse is making changes that will address the common complaints about stepping into audio chats, and they hope to give creators a boost in the process. As The edge reports, will Clubhouse not anymore requires access to your phone contacts to invite people to the platform – you only need to add their phone number directly. While not as ideal as avoiding phone numbers altogether, it handles the complaints that Clubhouse has both asked for unnecessary information and asked for profiles for people who never intended to join.
Paul Davidson, head of the company, added that you can ask the company to delete all contacts you have already uploaded, and that a tool is underway to remove you yourself.
The service also expands its basic features, including support for link sharing (both to profiles and clubs) and language filters to restrict chats to those in your own language. Nominations to join a club may come from the group itself, rather than individuals. And if you have dealt with abuse, there are now more tools to spot it and keep it off the platform.
As for the creator boost? Clubhouse is introduction an accelerator program from Creator First that provides producers with the resources to execute their projects. Only 20 people are initially eligible for the initiative, whose applications end on March 31.
The additions can be crucial. Clubhouse attracted a lot of excitement, helped in part by the presence of high-profile users like Elon Musk. However, privacy issues have increased, and competition such as Twitter’s Spaces or a rumored Facebook equivalent could hamper the growth of Clubhouse. An improved reputation can grow Clubhouse and discourage people from switching to competitors.
product updates:
Link Sharing – You can now share a link to your profile or clubLanguage filtering – we will learn which language rooms you tend to join and filter the others
Invite via phone number – do not have them in your contacts? You can invite them by typing in their phone #
– Clubhouse (@joinClubhouse) 14 March 2021