Now a million people can watch you fumble Zoom’s screen share settings at once

Written by
Brian Heater
Published on
Aug. 19, 2024, 9:33 p.m.

Zoom on Monday announced a new single-user webinar feature that caps out at 1 million attendees. The addition comes less than a month after the #WinWithBlackWomen fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris peaked at 44,000 users before crashing . More recently, an X interview between owner Elon Musk and Harris’ challenger, Donald Trump, crashed prior to launch .

Given the audience capabilities of Zoom’s new feature — which also comes in 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 250,000 and 500,000 flavors — the company is offering up live support from its Event Services. The Zoom reps will “ensure hosts deliver a professional, engaging experience” and, presumably, make sure it doesn’t crash under its own weight.

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