People don’t generally have time to listen to why I avoid using Zoom for meetings, but now I wrote this blog post to not miss any points. Imagine all the time I’ll save! 😅
axbom.blog/avoid-zoom/
In my research for this post I came across one aspect I’d previously missed. Apparently teachers often post photos on Twitter of their Zoom classes without consent from students.
Zoom was retweeting these to give them more visibility. 🤦
Zoom got off without paying a fine here and now:
businessinsider.com/zoom-ftc-lawsu…
A reminder that Zoom still hasn't published the transparency report they promised on June 30.
techcrunch.com/2020/07/01/zoo…
Of course, moral concern is never a prerequisite for profit. As long as the right people are benefitting they sadly won't object on behalf of those on the sidelines.
mashable.com/article/zoom-e…
And here is the reward for all these harmful, misleading actions. Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom, is now one of the 100 richest people in the world (he was already a billionaire before Covid-19).
cnbc.com/2020/12/24/zoo…