{"id":5457,"date":"2022-04-23T09:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T07:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/23\/zoom-agrees-to-historic-85m-payout-for-graphic-zoombombing-claims\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T09:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T07:36:36","slug":"zoom-agrees-to-historic-85m-payout-for-graphic-zoombombing-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/23\/zoom-agrees-to-historic-85m-payout-for-graphic-zoombombing-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom agrees to \u2018historic\u2019 $85m payout for graphic Zoombombing claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

A class-action lawsuit brought by users, including church groups, states they were bombarded with abusive messages and imagery<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 pandemic brought on a surge of \u201czoom-bombing\u201d as hackers and pranksters crashed into virtual meetings with abusive messages and imagery. Now, Zoom has agreed to a \u201chistoric\u201d payout of $85m as part of a class-action settlement brought by its users, including church groups who said they were left traumatized by the disruptions.<\/p>\n

As part of the settlement agreement, Zoom Video Communications, the company behind the teleconference application that grew popular during the pandemic, will pay the $85m to users in cash compensation and also implement reforms to its business practices.<\/p>\n

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\nA class-action lawsuit brought by users, including church groups, states they were bombarded with abusive messages and imagery
\nThe Covid-19 pandemic brought on a surge of \u201czoom-bombing\u201d as hackers and pranksters crashed into virtual meetings with abusive messages and imagery. Now, Zoom has agreed to a \u201chistoric\u201d payout of $85m as part of a class-action settlement brought by its users, including church groups who said they were left traumatized by the disruptions.
\nAs part of the settlement agreement, Zoom Video Communications, the company behind the teleconference application that grew popular during the pandemic, will pay the $85m to users in cash compensation and also implement reforms to its business practices. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A class-action lawsuit brought by users, including church groups, states they were bombarded with abusive messages and imagery The Covid-19 pandemic brought on a surge of \u201czoom-bombing\u201d as hackers and pranksters crashed into virtual meetings with abusive messages and imagery. Now, Zoom has agreed to a \u201chistoric\u201d payout of $85m as part of a class-action …<\/p>\n

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