
Zoom has made multiple changes to its link-based invite system and attempted to teach users how to set up Zoombombing-proof rooms in a variety of ways, but its less tech-savvy users still find themselves falling victim to these abuses. Zoom-bombing should remind us of the technological divide between the highly skilled and creative generations that live much of their lives online and older generations that struggle with. In some cases, it can be cute and relatively harmless, but as the trend of recording Zoombombing instances on video and uploading it to social media for laughs has picked up steam, these Zoom crashers have grown more extreme. Many domestic violence coalitions and national technical assistance organizations have been worried about hosting.

While it is unfortunate that people disrupt meetings in the first place, proper use of Zoom's multitude of tools is the best way to avoid most of its issues.įor those fortunate enough to have been unaffected by it entirely, Zoombombing is the act of dropping into a Zoom video chat uninvited, usually with the intention of pranking its members or disrupting it in some other manner. According to Wired, results from research gathered by Boston University and Binghamton University, spanning from December 2019 to July 2020, revealed that most Zoom-bombers are invited to attend by the video call’s participants. Zoom's reputation has reached a point of infamy following the platform's struggles with "Zoombombing", but using its reporting tools could help ensure your next video conference goes off without a hitch.
