Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeting participants

Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti... by lathiat on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:29AM (#23030093)

Aren't the FCC in the US pretty strict about requiring you to specifically tag paid material?

This could just as easily be paid advertising as a joke (zoom is getting most of the news cycle for 'meetings' atm, so it's the topical product to joke on). And in some countries I'd more easily believe it's paid but I see a lot of work even creators/youtubers have to go into to explicitly declare sponsorship's I'd just be surprised.

If that's not the case please let me know!

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Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti... by jasongill on Thursday April 30, 2020 @09:01AM (#23030327)

No, the FCC is not at all strict about having to tag paid material. You may mean the FTC, but as far as I know there is nothing that says that TV shows have to disclose any sponsored segments

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Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti... by jszymborski on Thursday April 30, 2020 @09:13AM (#23030415)

Don't know about TV, but if this is a v/podcast, then you need to disclose

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftc...

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Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti... by AdmiralAsshat on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:21AM (#23031066)

FWIW, Conan has come under some heat in the past for his Clueless Gamer skits, which were often "sponsored" by videogame companies looking for coverage:

https://kotaku.com/conan-obrien-video-game-salesman-17420912...

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Re:Zoom corrects usage numbers: says it has 300M daily meeti... by alwayseasy on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:43AM (#23030193)

Exactly, I don't see why Zoom would open another front of negative press if they break the law on disguised advertising.

Unless there's a culture problem of "break things and move fast".

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