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March 27, 2020 06:17 pm

Facebook launches accessibility and creator tools to make live-streaming available to more people





COVID-19 and its resulting social distancing measures have inspired lots of people to live stream, so Facebook says it’s going to launch various features over the next couple weeks to make Facebook Live more accessible and easy to use, particularly for people who might not have a lot of mobile data. The updates will be global.


The team is launching an audio-only mode, as well as automatic closed captions. It’s also giving people various ways to access a stream outside of Facebook, including logged-out support, which means people without a Facebook account can still tune into content. This accompanies Public Switched Telephone Network support, allowing streamers to generate toll-free telephone numbers so viewers can call into the audio...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/27/21197193/facebook-live-video-streaming-update-covid-19-captioning-audio

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