Zoom Goes Down Across U.S. on Monday - Calls Into Question Reliability for Schools

Zoom Goes Down Across U.S. on Monday - Calls Into Question Reliability for Schools

Zoom went down in the U.S. on Monday morning — raising questions about the platform’s reliability as a number of school districts in Rhode Island might need to start the fall with distance learning. 

“If you’re having trouble connecting to Zoom we have identified the issue and are working on fix,” Tweeted Zoom around 10:30 AM EST, followed by a Tweet saying they were “deploying a fix” thirty minutes later. 

“Zoom is down at the Worst Possible Time,” wrote Gizmodo, of the event taking place “the same day many schools are back in session.”

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Zoom in RI

As GoLocal reported in April:

"Officials in New York City Schools have banned the use of Zoom for remote teaching, citing security concerns with the video conferencing service.

Members of Congress are calling the company to answer questions and the CEO of the company has apologized for failing to address significant security issues. Despite the issues, Rhode Island schools -- and the largest district -- are continuing to use and promote Zoom and have issued no warning to families.

Zoom's security issues are well-documented as meetings can easily be hacked with indecent content. Last week, GoLocal reported that an online rally organized by Mayor Jorge Elorza was hacked and the n-word was posted."

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