WeekendUpdated on : Sunday, July 18, 2021, 7:00 AM IST In almost two years of coping amidst the pandemic, most of us have become video-fatigued. Voice has become the new normal. A flurry of audio social platforms are cropping up where users of different ages, backgrounds, interests, geographies, and even languages come together to discuss anything and everything under the sun and round the clockOn World Environment Day 2021, Twitter Spaces, a live audio conversation feature, hosted the poet’s collective Kavishala’s Kavi Sammelan, where people shared poems on nature and the environment.Senior journalist Faridoon Shahryar hosted the poetry session held in partnership with Twitter India and had popular names such as Priya Malik, Anup Soni, Rajesh Tailang, and Gajraj Rao.In another Space, Indian Forest Service officers Saket Badola and Parveen Kaswan hosted a discussion on forests, wildlife, conservation efforts and challenges.On June 16, Spotify relaunched the Locker Room app, which it acquired in March, as Spotify Greenroom. The new social audio platform lets creators and fans connect in new ways, host and participate in live discussions with artistes and athletes on music, sports and culture.On June 26, Rekhta Foundation, a non-profit organisation operating the world’s largest website and resource for…
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