The newest social media phenomenon Clubhouse hits China and provides a unique avenue for free speech - update after recording last night, Clubhouse is now banned in China.

Bytedance doubles revenue and is suing Tencent for monopolistic behavior (which we essentially predicted two episodes ago). And then we talk more about Clubhouse because we’re both passionate about social media platforms, this industry needs disruption, and the app just seems really cool.

LINKS:

• Intro to Clubhouse (and how it is now banned in China): https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/clubhouse-appears-to-have-been-blocked-in-china.html
• Bytedance doubles revenue: https://www.techinasia.com/bytedances-revenue-doubled-37b-2020-sources
• Bytedance sues Tencent for monopolistic behavior: https://technode.com/2021/02/03/bytedances-douyin-sues-tencent-for-unfair-competition/