
Virtual support-group meetings have become crucial for people with addictions and substance-use disorders as the coronavirus quarantines prevent real-world meetings from taking place in churches, community centers, and other locations. One YouTube channel has uploaded multiple videos showing Zoom trolling - one clip appeared to show trolls flashing bottles of whiskey in an AA meeting before it was scrubbed from YouTube, PCMag reported on Tuesday. There are also call-in phone meetings for those who can’t get onto a webcast. Trolls have gathered in forums hosted on 4chan and Discord to organize Zoom harassment campaigns against classrooms, businesses, and support groups in recent weeks. There are many online AA and NA meetings from both local and national groups at all times of the day. "For those hosting private meetings, password protections are on by default and we recommend that users keep those protections on to prevent uninvited users from joining."

"For those hosting large, public group meetings, we strongly encourage hosts to review their settings and confirm that only the host can share their screen," the representative said. It often indicates a user profile.Ī Zoom representative told Business Insider that the company was "deeply upset to hear about the incidents involving this kind of attack" and encouraged users to report such incidents directly to Zoom.

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