With health experts urging people not to attend holiday gatherings with ones during the pandemic, many are making to a Zoom call with relatives. But the popular videoconferencing program cuts off the calls at 40 minutes, meaning groups might not be able to have as much time together as they'd like. Now Zoom has decided to nix that time limit on free calls for Thanksgiving only. The unlimited calling will run 12am on November 26th through 6am on November 27th, giving users 30 hours with family and friends.
As quarantines sent millions of Americans home this year, Zoom video calling software exploded in popularity-in April the reported 300 daily meeting participants! If you're still somehow new to Zoom, check out the primer below!
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