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I know that on the telephone, assuming that one wants to be formal/not familiar, one would use «Auf Wiederhören» (meaning "until I hear from you again"), and that in person «Auf Wiedersehen» ("until I see you again") is used.
With the invention of video calling, such as Skype, Zoom, etc., what would a German person use to close a conversation on a video call? Does one use the normal telephone farewell, the in-person farewell, or something completely different?
German persons, Austrian persons, German speaking Swiss persons and all other persons who speak German use the same expressions in video calls as in conversations where people meet in person.
"Auf Wiedersehen" means "until we see each other again". It does not mean "until we meet in person again". And since you can see each other in a video call, there is no difference to in-person-meetings.
