User:Mnorymcc/Zoombombing

Halle's drafting contributions

Specific section on criminal zoombombing

Hmonte (talk) 03:44, 7 May 2020 (UTC)There have been instances of indecent revealings, bullying, and racial hate speech.

Zoomboming has left online lectures vulnerable to the intrusion of people looking to inflict harm. These crimes have brought attention not only to the lack of protection in zoom but also the lack in the universities.The university received criticisms for it's weak cyber security,especially as it had already faced a rape-chat scandal.

Over many social platforms people have been colluding to plan zoombombs and reveal passwords. There has been new terms used to describe these incidents such as 'zoomraids' or 'zoomattacks'. As various social media platforms have been used to organize or share these zoombombs, many have condemned them and vowed to interfere with these activities. Some zoombombers have shared they side of the story, claiming they aren't trying to cause harm instead it is more of a form of protest for the extensive amount of work given from teachers. Not all zoombombs are malicious as many have shared some new pop culture,such as memes and tiktoks, to bring some relief and fun during the pandemic. "Jeff, a 39-year-old A.A. member in Los Angeles, said that in the last three weeks he has attended 30 meetings using Zoom. Every single one, he said, had been interrupted by an online troll."

While teens make up a lot of the percentage of these crimes, there has been multiple instances of adults partaking. One man was arrested after being traced to pornographic videos streamed on Zoom.

Look into bans, cases and new laws that resulted from zoombombing. There has been multiple cases of teens being arrested for zoombombing An activist in Gaza was arrested for holding a zoom call with Israelis, he was charged under crimes of nationalization by the Hamas militant organization. How susceptible zoom is to zoombombing

The FBI is having difficulties tracking down zoombombers as they are hard to find and the number of incidents are increasing at an alarming rate. A New Jersey district cancelled zoom classes in response to middle schoolers becoming victim to indecent zoombombings during class. Zoom organizers are forced to take extra measure to vet interested participants and actively monitor who is allowed on the zoom call. Whereas zoom itself is employing new functions and requirements to combat zoombombing.

FBI can consider zoombombing a violent crime when a child is exposed to indecent/pornographic images.

As zoom is concerned with alternative video conference platforms, they create mandatory passwords, waiting rooms and the option for hosts to limit sharing for the free edition of zoom.

In a zoom meeting for community redevelopment in Stuart, Florida there was a zoombombing where they posted swastikas, and religious and racial slurs. The call was turned over to local police, though they have not found the offener yet.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/style/zoombombing-zoom-trolling.html

There were a 1000 hits on twitter for zoombombing, where some hal malintent to disrupt zoom calls with offensive words and images. People were sharing advice, passwords and meeting information. "A significant percentage of tweets (15.9 per cent) specifically named online targets, including Holocaust memorials, Asian community groups, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and various religious services."

Hmonte (talk) 03:44, 7 May 2020 (UTC)


 * The article needs to divided into better sections.

Should we talk about how zoom is a new paradigm in communication technology and that zoom bombing will only lead to new competitors?