Facebook rolls out ‘live audio’, podcasts in US


Facebook’s ‘live audio rooms’ will enable users of the social media giant to listen to, and sometimes participate in, conversations led by celebrities and ‘influencers’ or create a fundraiser on the platform. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Facebook on June 21 began rolling out its service for people seeking audio-based connections in a direct challenge to the upstart social platform Clubhouse.

The “live audio rooms” will enable users of the social media giant to listen to, and sometimes participate in, conversations led by celebrities and “influencers” or create a fundraiser on the platform.

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