Instagram adds mute button to its Live Rooms streaming tool

The proportion of UK adults using video calling and chatting tools doubled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak (Nick Ansell/PA)

Instagram has updated its Live Rooms feature so that participants can mute their own video and audio during a chat, bringing the tool closer to other video chat platforms such as Zoom.

Live Rooms was only introduced last month as the social media app’s take on video chatting and live streaming, both of which have increased in popularity during the pandemic as more activities have taken place virtually.