Attention all hipsters: Facebook is allegedly testing a new feature akin to AOL's popular chat rooms from the 90s.
TechCrunch reported on Thursday that a source within Facebook detailed the chat feature, codenamed Host Chat, explaining that a "host chat" button will appear in the status update box on Facebook next to the "update status" and "add photos/videos" options.
Clicking the chat button will launch a chat room that hosts can then name and invite more friends to join. The chat room appears in a window that looks similar to Facebook's one-on-one chat - only larger.
In addition, friends can join chats without an invite from the host. An update will surface in the News Feed whenever users begin hosting chat rooms, alerting other friends to join.
TechCrunch claimed a “midsized” group of Facebook employees are currently testing host chat in a text-only mode, although photos, videos and emoji will arrive at a later date. When asked to comment on Host Chat, Facebook gave the following response to TechCrunch: "We do test things from time to time with a small percentage of users."
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