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Messenger Rooms will allow video conferences with up to 50 people.
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Facebook announced Messenger Rooms on Friday, a feature that will allow users to create video conference rooms – from Messenger or Facebook – and invite anyone, even if they don’t have a Facebook account. These video calls will have the capacity to connect 50 people at the same time and with no time limit.
Messenger Rooms calls can be started on Facebook from the news feed, in groups or within events, and according to the social network “the possibility of starting rooms from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp and Portal will soon be added.
Upon receiving an invitation to a room (or room), users can join from their phones or computers without the need to download software any. In addition, users who have downloaded the Messenger messaging application will be able to use the augmented reality (AR) effects and other functions such as the new 360 backgrounds and 14 new filters.
Regarding privacy, Facebook indicated that when creating a videoconference room the user will be able to choose who can see the room and who can join. Likewise, the host of the call can remove other users from the people or make a private session to avoid unexpected visits. “We create Rooms with maximum privacy and security so you can feel comfortable connecting with friends, family and communities,” said Stan Chudnovsky, who runs Facebook Messenger, in a blog post.
Facebook says Messenger Rooms “will launch in some countries this week and expand to the rest of the world in the coming weeks,” although it has not given specific details.
The Messenger Rooms announcement comes hours after the company sent an email to attendees of the Facebook developer conference, F8, event canceled in early March for fear of contagion of coronavirus-COVID-19. However, the company indicated that although the event will not take place, “Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook leaders will make a series of updates throughout the year to share what we are working on to help people connect.”
As of Friday, April 24, the coronavirus has already infected more than 2.7 million people and caused more than 190,000 deaths worldwide, as can be seen in great detail in the coronavirus map. On March 11, the World Health Organization called officially to COVID-19 as a pandemic.
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