Facebook introduces Watch Party to let you watch shows together with friends
Facebook today began testing Watch Party, a new feature available to groups that lets members watch videos at the same time while continuing to comment and interact. Any public Facebook video can be included in a Watch Party, whether it’s live or prerecorded. The goal is to make watching videos a fun, social experience rather than a passive one, the company said.
“As we think about video on Facebook, we’re focused on creating experiences that bring people closer together and inspire human connection instead of passive consumption,” said Fidji Simo, vice president of product at Facebook, in a blog post.
To start a Watch Party, group moderators select one or more videos and post it inside the group. (For now, you can’t schedule it in…
