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How to stop harassment on public Zoom calls
Before meeting, host changes Zoom settings:
1. Turn on "Waiting room"
2. Turn off "Allow removed participants to rejoin", "Allow private chat", "File transfer", "Annotation", "Whiteboard"
3. Set "Screen sharing" to "Host only"
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Before meeting, host changes Zoom settings:
1. Turn on "Waiting room"
2. Turn off "Allow removed participants to rejoin", "Allow private chat", "File transfer", "Annotation", "Whiteboard"
3. Set "Screen sharing" to "Host only"
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Before meeting, cont'd:
4. Schedule a meeting in Zoom with a random ID (do not use Personal Meeting ID)
5. Recommended: Do not share Zoom link publicly, instead make people register with email address and email them the Zoom link
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4. Schedule a meeting in Zoom with a random ID (do not use Personal Meeting ID)
5. Recommended: Do not share Zoom link publicly, instead make people register with email address and email them the Zoom link
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During meeting:
1. Host assigns "co-host" status to a trusted person
2. Co-host admits people from waiting room, removes harassers, does not admit suspicious people
3. Host transfers host status to people who need to share screen
4. Optional: Lock the meeting after 5 min
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1. Host assigns "co-host" status to a trusted person
2. Co-host admits people from waiting room, removes harassers, does not admit suspicious people
3. Host transfers host status to people who need to share screen
4. Optional: Lock the meeting after 5 min
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If you do all these things, you will have a Zoom meeting with a defensible boundary that you can eject people from if they behave badly. It's the virtual equivalent of a well-run conference with registration, name tags, physical security, and code of conduct enforcement.
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Links:
Change Zoom settings: https://zoom.us/profile/setting
Co-host information: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362603-Host-and-Co-Host-Controls-in-a-Meeting
Waiting room, remove participants, lock meeting: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005759423-Managing-participants-in-a-meeting
Blog version of this thread: https://frameshiftconsulting.com/2020/04/02/tips-for-safer-zoom-meetings/
Happy Zooming!
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Change Zoom settings: https://zoom.us/profile/setting
Co-host information: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362603-Host-and-Co-Host-Controls-in-a-Meeting
Waiting room, remove participants, lock meeting: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005759423-Managing-participants-in-a-meeting
Blog version of this thread: https://frameshiftconsulting.com/2020/04/02/tips-for-safer-zoom-meetings/
Happy Zooming!
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