On Wednesday, Meta announced the launch of Channels, a new product available on its WhatsApp messaging platform that allows users to view their own posts, just like on Facebook or Twitter (which has now become X), AFP reported.

According to Meta’s press release, Channels is currently available in 150 countries, but according to several WhatsApp users in the United States, it appears that the feature is not yet available in Meta’s home country.

Meta did not immediately respond to AFP’s questions about the list of target countries.

In regions where the product has been launched, WhatsApp users can now subscribe to the account that provides the channel and then view messages posted in a separate section from regular messages on the platform.

As with other networks such as X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook, users can respond to messages with comments or emoticons. Channels also resembles a feature already available on another messaging network, Telegram.

Meta emphasizes the privacy of channels because no WhatsApp user can know which channels another account is following.

The platform also allows channel administrators to deny a user access to channel-generated content without justification.

Channel creation is currently limited to certain users, but Meta plans to open the feature to all accounts “in the coming months.”

Meta regularly tries to offer new features on its existing platforms and even on new networks, following the example of Threads, an X competitor that launched in early July.