Don’t worry — you won’t have to upgrade to Pro, Business, or Enterprise versions of Zoom this Christmas for your remote gatherings with family or friends.

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In the spirit of Christmas, Zoom has announced that it will be lifting the traditional 40-minute time limit on meetings on the platform from 10 am ET on Wednesday, December 23 to 6 am ET Saturday, December 26.

Zoom is also promoting cheers-ing together on New Year’s Eve by lifting their restrictions from Wednesday, December 30 at 10 am ET to Saturday, January 2 at 6 am ET.

Have some family living abroad? No sweat, this is happening globally.

We will be lifting the 40-minute limit for holiday celebrations. ✨ Check out all the details: https://t.co/V0eTl8aIGB #ZoomTogether pic.twitter.com/0MlZt7BRdW

— Zoom (@zoom_us) December 17, 2020