Instagram adds new mute feature for Instagram Live

Instagram announced that it will be adding new features that will allow users to mute their microphones and even turn their video off while using Instagram Live. In addition to Facebook’s Clubhouse competitor built within Messenger Rooms and its experiments with a Clubhouse-like Q&A platform on the web, the company is now leveraging yet another of its largest products to take on the Clubhouse threat: Instagram Live.

Instagram explained these new features will give hosts more flexibility during their live stream experiences, as they can decrease the pressure to look or sound a certain way while broadcasting live.