Marshall FluhartyMaroon Echoes Reporter After the recent shutdowns and school closures, many workers and students have been using Zoom to stay connected and try to remain productive. But there is a new trend going around this video-meeting service, Zoom Bombing.
Zoom Bombing is when someone joins the meeting uninvited or walks into someone else’s video feed to wreak havoc. It can also be in good fun, many celebrities have Zoom Bombed on school and business calls to bring some joy to others. An example, Hemish Blake, a radio star spent days interrupting staff calls and bringing joy and confusion to the bosses and staff alike. More recently, country music singer Brad Paisley joined a group of teachers on a video. Helping to lift the spirits of educators cut off from their students. Unfortunately, Zoom Bombing isn’t always fun and games. Some individuals have been hacking these meetings to do evil and disgusting things. People have been hijacking calls and using offensive and hateful language, showing explicit and offensive images, or generally harassing others for their own entertainment. This has become a recent trend, and whether it's fun and games or a horrible person just getting a kick out of bothering others, it happens. There are ways to stop unwanted visitors, however, by using Zoom security features. Set a meeting password, turn off the “Join Before Host” setting, turn off screen share for participants and set it to “Host-only”. It isn’t a 100% fix, but it sets up roadblocks for those intruding. By taking the right precautions, hopefully, a bad Zoom Bomb doesn’t happen to you or your students. Don’t let Zoom Bombing get you down! You just might meet Justin Timberlake or even Oprah in a meeting!
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