FlexTime helps convince people you?re friends with Post Malone

Up to 40 celebrities and influencers to choose fromFlexTime wants to help people seem cooler than they are by tricking others into believing they’re friends with celebrities like Post Malone and Billie Eilish. (Comparatively, I am 27 years old, and taught my mother to text so I could avoid any kind of vocal communication.) The popularity of video calls is representative of a generational divide, but it’s also heavily influenced by how Gen Z musicians, influencers, and celebrities treat apps like Instagram and Snapchat. Greenberg told The Verge that “some celebrities and influencers saw immense value in this feature,” adding that their team is working with the aforementioned creators to “test it out next week to see how it goes.”FlexTime is designed to be used for goofy fun, but in the wake of doctored videos being used for malicious purposes, it raises important questions about how and to what end video footage can and should be used.