From 71c78959b07d2f8e5de227e71786feb3d179de06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rsiddharth Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:14:41 -0500 Subject: md/article: update better-than-zoom.md - Change jitsi instances list link. - Add items to 'Further Reading' section. --- md/article/better-than-zoom.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'md/article') diff --git a/md/article/better-than-zoom.md b/md/article/better-than-zoom.md index 5c7aed9..e223f92 100644 --- a/md/article/better-than-zoom.md +++ b/md/article/better-than-zoom.md @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ oppressive governments. Jitsi instances usually have maximum capacity of 70 participants at a time. A list of Jitsi instances can be found at - and + and a list of BigBlueButton instances can be found at . We did not try all the instances listed in these links, this is just a @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ as easy as clicking a link and loading it in your browser (Recent versions of Chromium and Firefox) either on your laptop/desktop or on your mobile. -[chatons-j]: https://wiki.chatons.org/doku.php/la_visio-conference_avec_jitsi +[chatons-j]: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/community/community-instances [chatons-bbb]: https://wiki.chatons.org/doku.php/la_visio-conference_avec_big_blue_button ## Need help? Contact us @@ -237,10 +237,25 @@ glad to help you. 3. [Why Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software][fr-3]. +4. Zoom [plans to block and suspend users based + on their location][fr-4]. This practice is both surveillance and + censorship. It also shows how ready the company is to comply with + Chinese orders in violating basic human rights. + +5. Employers [are imposing nonfree + video conferencing systems on their workers to put them under + surveillance][fr-5]. + +6. Government schools in Delhi are [imposing + proprietary software Zoom on students for attending + lectures][fr-6]. [fr-1]: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/20/mps-expected-approve-plans-virtual-parliament [fr-2]: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/19/880859109/zoom-call-eviction-hearings-they-ll-throw-everything-i-have-out-on-the-street [fr-3]: https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-schools.html +[fr-4]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/12/21288995/zoom-blocking-feature-chinese-government-censorship +[fr-5]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/27/shirking-from-home-staff-feel-the-heat-as-bosses-ramp-up-remote-surveillance +[fr-6]: https://theprint.in/india/education/delhi-govt-starts-online-lessons-for-class-12-but-only-a-handful-of-students-are-logging-in/397880 - - - -- cgit v1.2.3