Instagram added a “co-watching” feature that lets people view posts on each other’s screens while on a video call. It’s the latest in a string of updates the Facebook-owned social app has added in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Video calling on Facebook’s other apps, Messenger and WhatsApp, has more than doubled in recent weeks, the company previously said. So it’s no surprise that Instagram...
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