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Clubhouse Live Audio-Chat App Opens to Everyone, Drops Invite Requirement
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorClubhouse is taking down the velvet rope in front of its live audio-chat app.The startup, which kicked off a social-audio gold rush among bigger companies like Facebook, Spotify and Twitter, on Wednesday announced that Clubhouse is now open to everyone — removing its waitlist system that required an existing user to invite you to the app.The new Clubhouse app is out today on iOS and Android, and the company says it will be releasing major new updates every one to two weeks.“[W]e’ve always wanted Clubhouse to be open. Everyone in the world should have access to meaningful conversations,” founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth wrote in a blog post.