Update, 11:57AM ET: Zoom’s status page says all systems are now back up and running.
If you have a meeting that you really don’t want to attend this morning, that’s your lucky day. Zoom of status The website reported that there was a major problem, affecting users’ ability to join meetings. According to community-sourced DownDetector, tens of thousands of Zoom users are reporting a power outage this morning, which began around 10:30 a.m. ET.
“We are aware of the issues currently affecting Zoom. Our engineering team is investigating this,” a Zoom spokesperson told TechCrunch. Users looking to return to their meetings can follow the latest updates at status.zoom.com.
On DownDetector, most reports show problems joining the conference. Geographically, outage reports are streamed from across the US and Europe, although they may also extend to other regions.
Image credits: DownDetector, screenshot by TechCrunch
Of course, those whose meetings were canceled took to Twitter to celebrate, calling the Zoom outage “The equivalent of a snow day in the WFH world.“
