23/08/2021
[UPDATE] ZOOM EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL PROBLEMS; AFFECTING ONLINE CLASSES, VIDEO MEETINGS
Zoom started experiencing issues early in the morning while the outage grew bigger later in the day.
If you are facing problems connecting to Zoom, you are not alone. Zoom is suffering a widespread outage currently, impacting video calls, webinars, and online learning in many parts of the world. But the worst-hit market is Australia, where the Zoom outage threw a wrench into the works by causing troubles for schools and colleges that heavily rely on the video teleconferencing platform.
“We are aware of a subset of customers experiencing errors while joining a live meeting. We are currently investigating and will provide updates as we have them. Apologies for any inconvenience,” said Zoom on Twitter after it released a preliminary fix for whatever caused the outage. There is no clarity, however, on what caused the outage.
Since 3:00PM, more than 150 reports have been submitted in Downdetector, the website that keeps track of outages on the internet, regarding the status of Zoom. Three of the most reported problems are joining conferences, starting a conference, and the app itself has a problem.
People have been trying different workarounds to make their video calls work, even though it is a fault on the company’s side. Some of these people claim they got through. One user wrote on Twitter that disabling the firewall settings in Windows worked for him and he could connect to his online class on Zoom. That said, Zoom has not said anything about such workarounds, so it is better you wait for an official fix from the company.
However, at 5:00PM PST today, Zoom tweeted that they "have resolved the issue causing a subset of customers to experience errors while joining a live meeting." The tweet also stated that they will continue to monitor and provide updates regarding the situation. The updates may be accessed here: https://status.zoom.us
Still having problems accessing zoom or initiating a meeting? You may visit the website of Downdetector and place a report about Zoom malfunctioning here: https://downdetector.ph/status/zoom/