Zoom has become very popular since people are staying home. It’s a program that allows groups of people to meet on-line and see and talk to each other. It is used by businesses, schools, and friends. I have no idea how it works, but millions of people use it, including Linda.
Unfortunately creeps have been interfering in Zoom meetings with porn, racial insults, and other methods of harassment. 153 Instagram accounts, dozens of Twitter accounts, and message boards on Reddit and 4Chan provide places for thousands of people to gather and plan ways to disrupt Zoom meetings.
How did we get like this? How did we become a nation of nasty people who insult and belittle each other? I am well aware that our President does that kind of thing, but why do other people feel the necessity to be just as vulgar and vindictive?
See Taylor Lorenz and Davey Alba, “As Zoom’s Use Soars, So Does Its Abuse by Harassers, New York Times, (Apr. 4, 2020), p. B7.
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