Facebook announced Monday that its users could
"listen to podcasts directly on the Facebook app"
in the coming months, as the market for audio formats exploded during the pandemic, from podcasts to the Clubhouse platform.
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The social networking giant will also add audio creation tools, short sound formats and especially the
"chat rooms"
live audio (
"Live audio rooms")
, inspired by the success of the Clubhouse, where users listen or participate to discussions without the image.