WASHINGTON (AP) — Video conferencing service Zoom said Sunday that it was investigating the cause of outages that apparently affected some users’ ability to host and join meetings.
By Marcy Gordon| Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Video conferencing service Zoom said Sunday that it was investigating the cause of outages that apparently affected some users’ ability to host and join meetings.
Zoom, which has become a staple during the coronavirus pandemic because it allows people to meet online rather than in person, said the problems seemed to affect a limited number of users.
Several churches in the U. S. were affected by the outages, with some migrating to YouTube or Facebook or rescheduling services. Also, Zoom issues meant British government officials were not able to take live questions from journalists during their daily press briefing and had to resort to reading out written questions off a screen.
The problems appeared to have peaked around 5 a.m. Eastern Time, with another spike around noon, according to the website Downdetector, which tracks disruptions in tech services and collects reports.
