August 1 (Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc. Disrupt magnification meetings during zombombing.
The preliminary agreement on Saturday afternoon is to be approved by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California.
Subscribers in the proposed class action will be eligible for a 15% refund on their original subscription or $ 25, while others may receive up to $ 15.
Zoom Meeting hosts or other participants use third-party applications in meetings and agree on security measures to provide special training to staff on privacy and information management.
A company called San Jose has agreed to settle the dispute.
In a statement Sunday, Zom said, “The privacy and security of our users are our top priorities, and we take our users’ trust in us seriously.”
Saturday’s settlement came after the plaintiffs filed a series of contract claims on March 11. Read more
Although Zoom collected about $ 1.3 billion from zonal meeting registrations, plaintiffs’ attorneys justified the $ 85 million settlement in light of court risks. They are seeking up to $ 21.25 million in legal fees.
Magnification is the practice of intercepting pornography, using racist language, or posting offensive material.
According to Koh, Zoombombing is “largely” protected under Article 230 of the Federal Communications Code of Conduct, which protects online platforms from user accountability.
The Cowd-19 epidemic has forced many people to work from home, and Zom’s customer base has quadrupled.
The company had 497,000 customers with more than 10 employees in April 2021, up from 81,900 in January 2020. He said that because many people get vaccinated and return to work or school in person, the growth of the user may be reduced or reduced. Read more
The case was filed by Re: Zoom Video Communications Inc., District Court of the United States, Northern California, No. 20-02155.
Report by Jonathan Stempell in New York; Edited by Andrea Richie and Lisa Schumacher
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