Zoom announced late this afternoon that San Francisco State University will not be allowed to use its videoconferencing platform to host an event tomorrow featuring Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled because her participation in the virtual event violates company policy. “Zoom is committed to supporting the open exchange of ideas and conversations, subject to certain limitations…
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