China users say no longer able to access Clubhouse app, raise ‘Great Firewall’ fears

Mainland China users of the U.S. audio app Clubhouse said on Monday they were experiencing internet access disruptions, stoking concerns that the popular app has been blocked by China’s so-called Great Firewall.

Users of China’s Twitter-like social media app Weibo began posting that they were having issues accessing the Clubhouse app at around 7:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT).

Some posted screenshots of a message the app displayed when they tried to open it, which said “an SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.”