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A Zoom outage prevented thousands of people from joining meetings, using the website

  • Zoom users encountered issues accessing the service on Wednesday afternoon, preventing meeting access.
  • Zoom's popularity surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, making it a relied-upon tool for many companies.
  • Many users reported issues joining meetings and accessing the website around 3:15 p.m. E.T.
  • Downdetector.com reported over 60,000 outage reports; Zoom posted at 4:33 p.m. On X that "a restore is underway."
  • Service appeared to be mostly restored within approximately two hours, and social media reacted with mixed celebration and complaints.
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A Zoom outage prevented thousands of people from joining meetings, using the website

Tens of thousands of people likely got a break from their afternoon meetings on Wednesday when Zoom outages prevented users from joining meetings and accessing the website. Disruptions peaked shortly after 3 p.m. ET, and service appeared to be mostly restored roughly two hours later, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com.

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KTVB broke the news in Boise, United States on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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