Facebook officially launches video conferencing tool

Facebook officially launches video conferencing tool

Facebook has launched a new live broadcast feature which enables videos calls with up to 50 people.

The social media giant first announced the new feature – named Messenger Rooms – in April, in response to the booming video conferencing market that emerged from COVID-19.

The feature was officially launched last week and allows live broadcasts with up to 50 people to be hosted via Facebook, even if users don’t have a Facebook account.

Rooms can be broadcasted to a Facebook profile, page or group, and the room creator is able to control who can view the broadcast and who’s invited to participate.

“Whether you’re hosting a book club with friends, interviewing a panel of experts, teaching a fitness class, or broadcasting with your friends for fun, going live from a room makes it easy to have more interactive broadcasts with audiences of any size,” Facebook said upon announcing the new feature.

Facebook said it will continue to add enhancements to Messenger Rooms in the coming months.

This article originally appeared on The Nibbler’s sister publication, B&T. It has been edited and republished with permission.

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