LinkedIn is killing the standalone live audio feature you probably forgot about

LinkedIn will end standalone live audio events next month, merging them with LinkedIn Live.

: LinkedIn is discontinuing its standalone live audio events feature next month. Users cannot create new audio events after December 2, and existing ones will be defunct by December 31. LinkedIn will integrate audio with its LinkedIn Live features, requiring third-party tools. This decision follows similar moves by Reddit, Facebook, Spotify, and Amazon.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, live audio became a popular format, epitomized by the rise of Clubhouse. This trend saw many platforms, including LinkedIn, introducing their own live audio features. However, with changing user preferences, LinkedIn has decided to phase out standalone live audio events.

Starting next month, LinkedIn users will no longer be able to create new native audio events, and those scheduled will cease functioning by the end of December. Instead, audio features will be merged with LinkedIn Live, which requires using third-party platforms for streaming. This move reflects a broader industry trend, as various companies have reconsidered the viability of live audio content.

Other major players like Reddit, Facebook, Spotify, and Amazon have also shut down their pandemic-era live audio initiatives. Even Clubhouse, the original champion of the concept, has pivoted away from a pure live audio format. Interestingly, the feature remains active on X, albeit with technical hiccups. The evolution of these features points to changing dynamics in content consumption post-pandemic.

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