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“Messenger Rooms” will initially offer space for 20, then for up to 50 participants. The use should be as simple as with Zoom: the organizer invites through the web link.
Facebook doesn’t want to leave the rapid growth of video chats in the Corona crisis to rising star Zoom and responds with its own offer. In “Delivery courier Rooms“Initially, video conferences can be configured for about 20 participants, then there will be up to 50.
The use should be similar to that of Zoom: the organizer sends a web link that other participants can use to join the conference.
This simple process helped Zoom get 10 million to 300 million users a day in the crown crisis. However, it also caused problems such as “zoom bombardment,” in which strangers interfere with video conferencing. Zoom took countermeasures later with additional access restrictions, Facebook wants to start immediately Rooms Take precautions The organizer said it could remove a participant from the video conference at any time and also prevent invitation links from being shared, the online network said Friday.
Encrypted video, chat no
The connection to the Facebook server is encrypted, but the chats are not protected with the so-called end-to-end encryption, in which they are only accessible to participants, but not to the platform itself. to ensure full encryption is implemented. With Facebook’s fully encrypted WhatsApp service, the number of participants in video chats will now be expanded to up to eight people.
With Zoom, which so far has also abstained from full encryption, up to 100 users can participate in a video conference, and up to 1000 in a video transmission. The duration in the free version is limited to 40 minutes – Facebooks Delivery courier Rooms There should be no time limit.
Dating on Facebook
Facebook ensures that the data of the Rooms– Video chats are not used for personalized advertising. At the same time, users should be shown chat rooms of their Facebook friends that they may be interested in.
Facebook also announced a video chat feature for its flirting platform “in the coming months” on Friday. Dating on Facebook was also due to start in Europe in February, but the date was postponed due to privacy concerns.
(APA / dpa)