Poynter wonders why fact-checkers don’t follow China’s lead and tackle Clubhouse

Internet censorship similar to that imposed by the Chinese government has long been used as a pejorative, particularly as a way to stress a government's authoritarian nature.

But the time may have come to normalize this type of authoritarian censorship, at least if you ask Poynter, a hub for online “fact-checking,” that now appears to be openly endorsing and promoting China-style control of information.

"If Xi Jinping’s administration isn’t ignoring Clubhouse, why should fact-checkers? Why should you?," a write-up on the organization's website shockingly said.

Clubhouse is a new, invitation-only audio social network that has lately been getting a lot of scrutiny from legacy corporate media, mostly on account that it's hard for them to police it. The reference to Chinese President Xi's administration has to do with Chinese censors recently "moving in" to disrupt dialogue between users in mainland China and those outside it taking place on the platform.

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