Zoom users top 300 million despite growing ban list, shares hit record

(Reuters) - Zoom video conferencing app's user base grew by another 50% to 300 million in the last three weeks, as the company fought to quell a backlash around security and safety that has seen a number of governments and firms ban its applications.Shares of Zoom, which have surged nearly five-fold since the company went public in March last year, rose 12% to a record high of $168.24 on Thursday. Chief Executive Eric Yuan gave the numbers late on Wednesday in an update on the platform's 90-day..