Going forward, those in Australia and Canada will have access to Rooms inside Facebook Messenger. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

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In the spirit of Facebook’s pursuit to take full control of your online life, the social network has reportedly constructed a new chat function. “Host Chat” will give users the capability to set up ...

Facebook has built a new feature codenamed “Host Chat” that lets people set up chat rooms their friends can join without an invitation, a source familiar with the feature tells us. I’ve contacted ...

Facebook is currently testing a chat room product to stimulate viral discussions among friends, TechCrunch was first to report. The social network later confirmed the test to CNET. Facebook chat rooms ...

Facebook’s video chat feature Messenger Rooms is now available to use, but is it secure and private? Facebook has just made its new video chat feature Messenger Rooms available to use, starting in ...

Facebook is co-opting some of the top video chat innovations like Zoom’s gallery view for large groups and Houseparty’s spontaneous hangouts for a new feature called Rooms. It could usher in a new era ...

You can use Facebook Messenger Rooms to video chat with up to 50 people at once from the Messenger app for mobile or desktop, or from the website.

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Last week, Facebook launched Messenger Rooms, a video chat service and potential Zoom competitor. Now, Facebook is bringing video chat to Workplace, its Slack alternative. Today, the company ...

A recent Facebook announcement had some worried they wouldn't be able to send messages to more than one person anymore on the site. All the confusion stemmed from an announcement about the end of a ...