8 people can watch the video together, 'Watch Together' feature brought by Facebook: The whole world is under house arrest because of Corona. At the moment we can't meet friends, or watch movies. But there is good news for you if you are upset because of this. Social media platform, Facebook has added a 'Watch Together' feature to their messenger. This feature allows 8 people to watch videos together during a video call with Messenger. However, users will only see Facebook content.

According to Facebook, about 150 million video calls are made from Messenger every day. 200 million videos are exchanged daily through messenger. These statistics show how popular the video medium is on Facebook. Due to this popularity, Facebook has come up with a co-viewing option called 'Watch Together'. According to Facebook, they have come up with this option to give us the feeling of being together. As a result of this feature, you will see the reactions of your friends while watching the video. The 'Watch Together' feature will be launched in Messenger and Messenger Room for iOS and Android mobile users this week.

A 'Watch Together' session can be started through a video call on Messenger. During a video call, swipe up the screen and select the 'Watch Together' option from the menu. From there, you can select and play content that will start playing on your friends' screens.

A few days ago, Facebook launched a feature called Messenger Room. This messenger room allows up to 50 people to make video calls together. Of course, there aren't as many restrictions in the messenger room as in the usual video call, it's quite casual.

There is no doubt that 'Watch Together' will entertain Facebook users. But the real benefit will be Facebook. Now all these new features are being brought so that everyone spends more time than they spend on Facebook. Netflix, Disney + all these platforms already have this co-viewing feature. But with the advent of this feature on Facebook, visitors will be more attracted to it. This feature will open a new door for advertisers to run ads before and after Facebook videos. 'Watch Together' will also increase the number of viewers of advertisements which will be beneficial for the advertisers.