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Facebook is adding 50-person video chatrooms to battle Zoom's popularity and help people interact during lockdown

Facebook's announcement of Rooms, and the prominence the new feature is being given, is a clear indicator that the company views group video communication as a strategic priority right now.

Similarly, if a room's privacy settings allow it, people will be able to join them via a link even if they don't have a Facebook account. It's an unusual move for Facebook, but one that may help broaden the feature's appeal to people unwilling to sign up for services with the company. It's also beefing up its livestreaming functionalities — letting users watch Instagram Live broadcasts from desktop for the first time, letting users livestream from their Portal video-chat devices, and reintroducing the "Live With" feature that allows users to co-livestream with others and which it previously discontinued.Facebook is determined not to be left behind

Initially, users will be able to create them through the core Facebook app — but in time they'll spread throughout all of Facebook's services, to Instagram direct messages, WhatsApp, and its Portal device.

 

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This is like you want to eat tide pods or Clorox chewables.

Yeah, but does it match Zoom for a lack of security and compliance violations ?

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