Facebook Messenger Rooms now available globally; video call with up to 50 people without any time limit

Facebook Messenger Rooms that will allow anyone to video chat with up to 50 people without any time limit are now available globally. Facebook had announced Messenger Rooms in April as its answer to the likes of Zoom and Houseparty. Anyone can theoretically video chat using Messenger Rooms, though you must have a Facebook account to create a room.

Rooms can be created via Facebook (in North America) or Messenger (globally) alone for now. Facebook is working on ways to create them from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp and Portal, also. A Room invite can be shared on Facebook through News Feed, Groups and Events — it can also be shared by manually sending the link to others — but you’ll only see it if it’s open to you.