Voice SNS 'Clubhouse' deletes personal information from account to protect Afghan users' safety



In August 2021, the U.S. military, which had been striving to maintain security in Afghanistan for a long time, began withdrawing from the country, and along with this, the rebel Taliban invaded the capital Kabul. The Afghan administration has virtually collapsed as the

Taliban finally declared victory on August 16, 2021 Japan time. Clubhouse, a voice SNS app, has announced that it will delete personal information of Afghan users in order to protect the safety of Afghan users amid confusion such as crowds rushing to Kabul's airport to escape from Afghanistan for fear of Taliban control. doing.

Clubhouse removed personal info from users' accounts in Afghanistan as a safety measure --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/21/22635378/clubhouse-removes-personal-info-user-accounts-afghanistan-taliban-safety

Zaki Daryabi, who works for local media in Afghanistan, posted a tweet 'From Clubhouse to Afghan users,' saying that Clubhouse will remove the personal information associated with its account to protect the privacy and safety of Afghan users. It became clear that we had taken measures.



What is deleted is the Afghan user's biography and photo associated with the account, which makes it impossible to find the Afghan user's account by searching for an individual's name or photo. A spokeswoman for Clubhouse said the deletion of personal information 'will not affect the user's followers,' and said that all changes can be undone if the user so desires. is.

According to foreign media The Verge, the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, and the people have removed photos from their social media accounts and smartphones that could indicate connections with the Western or former Afghan government. That thing. This Clubhouse measure is thought to help such Afghan users.

To protect the human rights and safety of Afghan users, Clubhouse only allows users in the region to register for accounts under a pseudonym. A spokeswoman said Clubhouse consulted with experts on 'freedom of expression' and 'violent extremism' in implementing this approach.



Clubhouse isn't the only one taking steps to protect Afghan users. Facebook, for example, protects Afghan users from the Taliban's devil's hands by hiding their 'friends' list and exposing tools to quickly block their accounts.

In addition, each platform has taken separate measures against the Taliban, which attempts to disseminate information skillfully on SNS. For example, in the case of Facebook, there is a dedicated moderator team that manages content related to the Taliban, and this team strictly monitors and deletes the content.

How are each service dealing with the Taliban trying to disseminate information on SNS? --GIGAZINE



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