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Calculated Shard: 163 (from laksa154)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa163.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/what-is-zoom\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/what-is-zoom\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/what-is-zoom","crawl_time":1774089064,"first_indexed_time":1590795520,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,foxbusiness!www,\/technology\/what-is-zoom s443","src_root_hash":"11899573368979483563","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"What is Zoom? | Fox Business","meta_descriptions":["Zoom is a digital video conferencing app."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Zoom is a\ndigital\nvideo conference service.\nThe service is available online or via\nmobile\napp. Users can enter Zoom calls through a URL on a\ncomputer\nor phone, or they can use the Zoom app and enter a meeting ID to join a call.\nTicker\nSecurity\nLast\nChange\nChange %\nZM\nZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC.\n76.61\n-0.13\n-0.17%\nPowered By\nEntrepreneur\nEric Yuan founded the company in 2011, and on April 18, 2019, an\nIPO\nwas made at just $36 per\nshare\n. Zoom can be used for business conference calls, virtual\nhealth\ncheckups, virtual classrooms, virtual birthday parties or other friendly gatherings and more.\nHOUSEPARTY COMPETES WITH ZOOM AS CORONAVIRUS FUELS VIDEO MEETING SURGE\nZoom's basic plan, which is free for all users, includes access to meetings with more than 100 participants. Zoom's\nother plans\n, which range from $15\/month to $20\/month, allow 200 or more users.\nThe platform's popularity skyrocketed during the\ncoronavirus\npandemic because it provided an easy-to-use interface for virtual gatherings that have helped keep businesses afloat and relationships intact while people are encouraged to social distance.\nTEXAS COURT HOLDS FIRST US ZOOM JURY TRIAL\nZoom's 2020 first-quarter earnings are expected to be released on June 2.\nWith such a huge and unprecedented surge in demand for the service, Zoom has faced a number of challenges to protect user privacy and provide a secure platform to all of its users.\nZoom has grown from 10 million daily video call participants 2019 to 300 million in April when COVID-19 cases began to increase in the U.S. and more people were told to work from home as local lockdown restrictions tightened. Due to its large influx of users, Zoom has also come under the scrutiny of \nCongress\n, \nstate lawmakers\n and the \nFBI\n for privacy and\nsecurity\n.\nZOOM SUED FOR OVERSTATING, NOT DISCLOSING PRIVACY, SECURITY FLAWS\nOne such issue included the viral trend of \"\nZoombombing\n\" -- the act of internet trolls hacking into or simply entering unprotected conference calls to disrupt meetings. The trend took off in March and April. Some Zoombombing incidents were harmless and even funny while others led users to feel they were in danger, with hackers displaying pornographic images, writing racist words in chats, or making otherwise threatening comments.\nIn this image made in Topeka, Kan., through Zoom video conferencing, J.G. Scott, director of the Kansas Legislative Research Department, discusses a new fiscal forecast during a news conference conducted online Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo\/John\nThe company has since added a number of additional safety features to ensure the safety of users and prevent Zoombombing instances such as required passwords, limited screen sharing, the ability for hosts to chose who comes in and out of meetings and other basic setting changes, according to a regularly updated\nblog post\n.\nHOW TO HOST SECURE ZOOM MEETINGS WHILE WORKING FROM HOME\nZoom also received criticism for allowing\nFacebook\nand LinkedIn to have access to some user information even if users had taken measures to conceal information,\naccording to\na lawsuit against the company. Zoom has since addressed the issue and disabled its \"log in with Facebook\" feature.\nAdditionally, the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab\npublished a study\nin early April that found the company had ties to China and significant security flaws, including faulty encryption standards.\nGET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE\n\"In our urgency to come to the aid of people around the world during this unprecedented pandemic, we added server capacity and deployed it quickly — starting in China, where the outbreak began. In that process, we failed to fully implement our usual geo-fencing best practices,\" Yuan said in an April 3 \nresponse to\n the findings.\nYuan has been very apologetic about Zoom's flaws and has worked to be transparent about the company's issues and updates in recent months.\nCLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS","attrs_markdown":"[Fox Business](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/)\n\n- [Personal Finance](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/personal-finance)\n  - [Mortgages](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/mortgage)\n  - [Student Loans](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/student-loans)\n  - [Credit Cards](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/credit-cards)\n  - [Personal Loans](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/personal-loans)\n  - [Savings](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/savings)\n  - [Insurance](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/insurance)\n  - [401k](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/401k)\n  - [Retirement](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/modern-retirement)\n  - 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[digital](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/digital) video conference service.\n\nThe service is available online or via [mobile](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/mobile) app. Users can enter Zoom calls through a URL on a [computer](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/tech) or phone, or they can use the Zoom app and enter a meeting ID to join a call.\n\n| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [ZM](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/quote?stockTicker=ZM) | ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 76\\.61 | \\-0.13 | \\-0.17% |\n| Powered By |   |   |   |   |\n\n[Entrepreneur](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/business-leaders) Eric Yuan founded the company in 2011, and on April 18, 2019, an [IPO](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/pinterest-zoom-ipos-what-to-know-valuations) was made at just \\$36 per [share](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/stocks). Zoom can be used for business conference calls, virtual [health](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/health-care) checkups, virtual classrooms, virtual birthday parties or other friendly gatherings and more.\n\n**[HOUSEPARTY COMPETES WITH ZOOM AS CORONAVIRUS FUELS VIDEO MEETING SURGE](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/houseparty-zoom-coronavirus)**\n\nZoom's basic plan, which is free for all users, includes access to meetings with more than 100 participants. Zoom's [other plans](https:\/\/zoom.us\/pricing), which range from \\$15\/month to \\$20\/month, allow 200 or more users.\n\nThe platform's popularity skyrocketed during the [coronavirus](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/coronavirus) pandemic because it provided an easy-to-use interface for virtual gatherings that have helped keep businesses afloat and relationships intact while people are encouraged to social distance.\n\n**[TEXAS COURT HOLDS FIRST US ZOOM JURY TRIAL](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/texas-court-zoom-jury-trial)**\n\nZoom's 2020 first-quarter earnings are expected to be released on June 2.\n\nWith such a huge and unprecedented surge in demand for the service, Zoom has faced a number of challenges to protect user privacy and provide a secure platform to all of its users.\n\nZoom has grown from 10 million daily video call participants 2019 to 300 million in April when COVID-19 cases began to increase in the U.S. and more people were told to work from home as local lockdown restrictions tightened. Due to its large influx of users, Zoom has also come under the scrutiny of [Congress](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/senate-warns-against-zoom-2020-4), [state lawmakers](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/zooms-privacy-concerns-amid-coronavirus-boom-prompts-us-ags-to-ask-questions) and the [FBI](https:\/\/video.foxbusiness.com\/v\/6146255810001\/#sp=show-clips) for privacy and [security](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/cyber-security).\n\n**[ZOOM SUED FOR OVERSTATING, NOT DISCLOSING PRIVACY, SECURITY FLAWS](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/zoom-sued-privacy-security-flaws)**\n\nOne such issue included the viral trend of \"[Zoombombing](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/zoombombing-codes-raids-twitter)\" -- the act of internet trolls hacking into or simply entering unprotected conference calls to disrupt meetings. The trend took off in March and April. Some Zoombombing incidents were harmless and even funny while others led users to feel they were in danger, with hackers displaying pornographic images, writing racist words in chats, or making otherwise threatening comments.\n\nIn this image made in Topeka, Kan., through Zoom video conferencing, J.G. Scott, director of the Kansas Legislative Research Department, discusses a new fiscal forecast during a news conference conducted online Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo\/John\n\nThe company has since added a number of additional safety features to ensure the safety of users and prevent Zoombombing instances such as required passwords, limited screen sharing, the ability for hosts to chose who comes in and out of meetings and other basic setting changes, according to a regularly updated [blog post](https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360042647952-May-2020-Updated-password-and-security-settings).\n\n**[HOW TO HOST SECURE ZOOM MEETINGS WHILE WORKING FROM HOME](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/securely-host-zoom-meeting)**\n\nZoom also received criticism for allowing [Facebook](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/facebook) and LinkedIn to have access to some user information even if users had taken measures to conceal information, [according to](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/facebook-linkedin-eavesdropped-zoom-video-calls-lawsuit) a lawsuit against the company. Zoom has since addressed the issue and disabled its \"log in with Facebook\" feature.\n\nAdditionally, the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab [published a study](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/zoom-china-ties-security) in early April that found the company had ties to China and significant security flaws, including faulty encryption standards.\n\n[**GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE**](https:\/\/foxbusiness.onelink.me\/Zkcx?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxbusinesssaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxbusiness.com%2Fapps-products)\n\n\"In our urgency to come to the aid of people around the world during this unprecedented pandemic, we added server capacity and deployed it quickly — starting in China, where the outbreak began. 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Zoom can be used for business conference calls, virtual [health](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/health-care) checkups, virtual classrooms, virtual birthday parties or other friendly gatherings and more.\n\n**[HOUSEPARTY COMPETES WITH ZOOM AS CORONAVIRUS FUELS VIDEO MEETING SURGE](https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/houseparty-zoom-coronavirus)**\n\nZoom's basic plan, which is free for all users, includes access to meetings with more than 100 participants. 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Boilerpipe Text	Zoom is a digital video conference service. The service is available online or via mobile app. Users can enter Zoom calls through a URL on a computer or phone, or they can use the Zoom app and enter a meeting ID to join a call. Ticker Security Last Change Change % ZM ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC. 76.61 -0.13 -0.17% Powered By Entrepreneur Eric Yuan founded the company in 2011, and on April 18, 2019, an IPO was made at just $36 per share . Zoom can be used for business conference calls, virtual health checkups, virtual classrooms, virtual birthday parties or other friendly gatherings and more. HOUSEPARTY COMPETES WITH ZOOM AS CORONAVIRUS FUELS VIDEO MEETING SURGE Zoom's basic plan, which is free for all users, includes access to meetings with more than 100 participants. Zoom's other plans , which range from $15/month to $20/month, allow 200 or more users. The platform's popularity skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic because it provided an easy-to-use interface for virtual gatherings that have helped keep businesses afloat and relationships intact while people are encouraged to social distance. TEXAS COURT HOLDS FIRST US ZOOM JURY TRIAL Zoom's 2020 first-quarter earnings are expected to be released on June 2. With such a huge and unprecedented surge in demand for the service, Zoom has faced a number of challenges to protect user privacy and provide a secure platform to all of its users. Zoom has grown from 10 million daily video call participants 2019 to 300 million in April when COVID-19 cases began to increase in the U.S. and more people were told to work from home as local lockdown restrictions tightened. Due to its large influx of users, Zoom has also come under the scrutiny of Congress , state lawmakers and the FBI for privacy and security . ZOOM SUED FOR OVERSTATING, NOT DISCLOSING PRIVACY, SECURITY FLAWS One such issue included the viral trend of " Zoombombing " -- the act of internet trolls hacking into or simply entering unprotected conference calls to disrupt meetings. The trend took off in March and April. Some Zoombombing incidents were harmless and even funny while others led users to feel they were in danger, with hackers displaying pornographic images, writing racist words in chats, or making otherwise threatening comments. In this image made in Topeka, Kan., through Zoom video conferencing, J.G. Scott, director of the Kansas Legislative Research Department, discusses a new fiscal forecast during a news conference conducted online Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John The company has since added a number of additional safety features to ensure the safety of users and prevent Zoombombing instances such as required passwords, limited screen sharing, the ability for hosts to chose who comes in and out of meetings and other basic setting changes, according to a regularly updated blog post . HOW TO HOST SECURE ZOOM MEETINGS WHILE WORKING FROM HOME Zoom also received criticism for allowing Facebook and LinkedIn to have access to some user information even if users had taken measures to conceal information, according to a lawsuit against the company. Zoom has since addressed the issue and disabled its "log in with Facebook" feature. Additionally, the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab published a study in early April that found the company had ties to China and significant security flaws, including faulty encryption standards. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE "In our urgency to come to the aid of people around the world during this unprecedented pandemic, we added server capacity and deployed it quickly — starting in China, where the outbreak began. In that process, we failed to fully implement our usual geo-fencing best practices," Yuan said in an April 3 response to the findings. Yuan has been very apologetic about Zoom's flaws and has worked to be transparent about the company's issues and updates in recent months. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS
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Due to its large influx of users, Zoom has also come under the scrutiny of [Congress](https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-warns-against-zoom-2020-4), [state lawmakers](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zooms-privacy-concerns-amid-coronavirus-boom-prompts-us-ags-to-ask-questions) and the [FBI](https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6146255810001/#sp=show-clips) for privacy and [security](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/cyber-security). [ZOOM SUED FOR OVERSTATING, NOT DISCLOSING PRIVACY, SECURITY FLAWS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoom-sued-privacy-security-flaws) One such issue included the viral trend of "[Zoombombing](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoombombing-codes-raids-twitter)" -- the act of internet trolls hacking into or simply entering unprotected conference calls to disrupt meetings. The trend took off in March and April. Some Zoombombing incidents were harmless and even funny while others led users to feel they were in danger, with hackers displaying pornographic images, writing racist words in chats, or making otherwise threatening comments. In this image made in Topeka, Kan., through Zoom video conferencing, J.G. Scott, director of the Kansas Legislative Research Department, discusses a new fiscal forecast during a news conference conducted online Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John The company has since added a number of additional safety features to ensure the safety of users and prevent Zoombombing instances such as required passwords, limited screen sharing, the ability for hosts to chose who comes in and out of meetings and other basic setting changes, according to a regularly updated [blog post](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360042647952-May-2020-Updated-password-and-security-settings). 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Readable Markdown	Zoom is a [digital](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/digital) video conference service. The service is available online or via [mobile](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/mobile) app. Users can enter Zoom calls through a URL on a [computer](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/tech) or phone, or they can use the Zoom app and enter a meeting ID to join a call. \| Ticker \| Security \| Last \| Change \| Change % \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [ZM](https://www.foxbusiness.com/quote?stockTicker=ZM) \| ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC. \| 76\.61 \| \-0.13 \| \-0.17% \| \| Powered By \| \| \| \| \| [Entrepreneur](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/business-leaders) Eric Yuan founded the company in 2011, and on April 18, 2019, an [IPO](https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/pinterest-zoom-ipos-what-to-know-valuations) was made at just \$36 per [share](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/stocks). Zoom can be used for business conference calls, virtual [health](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/health-care) checkups, virtual classrooms, virtual birthday parties or other friendly gatherings and more. [HOUSEPARTY COMPETES WITH ZOOM AS CORONAVIRUS FUELS VIDEO MEETING SURGE](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/houseparty-zoom-coronavirus) Zoom's basic plan, which is free for all users, includes access to meetings with more than 100 participants. Zoom's [other plans](https://zoom.us/pricing), which range from \$15/month to \$20/month, allow 200 or more users. The platform's popularity skyrocketed during the [coronavirus](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/coronavirus) pandemic because it provided an easy-to-use interface for virtual gatherings that have helped keep businesses afloat and relationships intact while people are encouraged to social distance. [TEXAS COURT HOLDS FIRST US ZOOM JURY TRIAL](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/texas-court-zoom-jury-trial) Zoom's 2020 first-quarter earnings are expected to be released on June 2. With such a huge and unprecedented surge in demand for the service, Zoom has faced a number of challenges to protect user privacy and provide a secure platform to all of its users. Zoom has grown from 10 million daily video call participants 2019 to 300 million in April when COVID-19 cases began to increase in the U.S. and more people were told to work from home as local lockdown restrictions tightened. Due to its large influx of users, Zoom has also come under the scrutiny of [Congress](https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-warns-against-zoom-2020-4), [state lawmakers](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zooms-privacy-concerns-amid-coronavirus-boom-prompts-us-ags-to-ask-questions) and the [FBI](https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6146255810001/#sp=show-clips) for privacy and [security](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/cyber-security). [ZOOM SUED FOR OVERSTATING, NOT DISCLOSING PRIVACY, SECURITY FLAWS](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoom-sued-privacy-security-flaws) One such issue included the viral trend of "[Zoombombing](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoombombing-codes-raids-twitter)" -- the act of internet trolls hacking into or simply entering unprotected conference calls to disrupt meetings. The trend took off in March and April. Some Zoombombing incidents were harmless and even funny while others led users to feel they were in danger, with hackers displaying pornographic images, writing racist words in chats, or making otherwise threatening comments. In this image made in Topeka, Kan., through Zoom video conferencing, J.G. Scott, director of the Kansas Legislative Research Department, discusses a new fiscal forecast during a news conference conducted online Monday, April 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John The company has since added a number of additional safety features to ensure the safety of users and prevent Zoombombing instances such as required passwords, limited screen sharing, the ability for hosts to chose who comes in and out of meetings and other basic setting changes, according to a regularly updated [blog post](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360042647952-May-2020-Updated-password-and-security-settings). [HOW TO HOST SECURE ZOOM MEETINGS WHILE WORKING FROM HOME](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/securely-host-zoom-meeting) Zoom also received criticism for allowing [Facebook](https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/facebook) and LinkedIn to have access to some user information even if users had taken measures to conceal information, [according to](https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/facebook-linkedin-eavesdropped-zoom-video-calls-lawsuit) a lawsuit against the company. Zoom has since addressed the issue and disabled its "log in with Facebook" feature. Additionally, the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab [published a study](https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoom-china-ties-security) in early April that found the company had ties to China and significant security flaws, including faulty encryption standards. 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