

That said, channel creators have the ability to invite people to participate and send messages in the channel through the Collaborators feature. Since it is a one-to-many messaging service, followers will not be able to post messages in these channels, and can only react to the shared content or vote in polls. Creators can also use voice notes to share their latest updates, "behind-the-scenes moments", and create polls to crowdsource fan feedback, the company said. The feature, which appears to be Meta's answer to Telegram channels, allows people to share text, video and photo updates with users who join the channel.

Meta-owned Instagram is expanding its broadcast channels feature to India and across the world, nearly four months after introducing it to help creators directly engage with their followers.
