Facebook has taken the opportunity to fill the void with its “Messenger Rooms” function, where users can create a room right from Messenger or Facebook, and invite anyone to join their video call – even if they don’t have a Facebook account.
Facebook’s Rooms can hold up to 50 people and will have no time limit. Users can also start and share rooms on Facebook through their News Feed, Groups and Events. Messenger Rooms is said to roll out in some countries this week and will expand to the rest of the world in the coming weeks.
This comes as there is overall an increase in demand for real-time video during this #STAYATHOME period According to the company, more than 700 million accounts participate in calls every day between WhatsApp and Messenger. In many countries, video calling on Messenger and WhatsApp more than doubled, and views of Facebook Live and Instagram Live videos increased significantly in March. Facebook also said it will soon add ways to create rooms from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp and Portal, too.
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