Mobile messaging and VoIP app Viber today announced a new Public Chats beta feature that will allow public figures and companies to share group discussions with fans. At a launch event, Viber CEO Talmon Marco described Public Chats as a social experiment. The feature, which goes live for users at midnight GMT on Wednesday,_is intended to satisfy our morbid curiosity about what other people are chatting about. Users won’t be able to contribute to public chats, but Viber does plan to enable user comments in the future. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ Viber will feature...

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