

You do not want random people in your public event taking control of the screen and sharing unwanted content with the group. Read on for a list of Zoom features that can help you safely share your Zoom without unwanted interruptions. For example, the Waiting Room (link is external) (details below) is a helpful feature for hosts to control who comes and goes. Understand how to protect your virtual space when you need to.

If you share your meeting link on social media or another public location anyone with the lin k can join your meeting.

Reminders on using Zoom to host public events: Here are ways to protect you and your guests from falling victim. Most of these are perpetrated via publicly available Zoom links however, not all depending on your settings. These uninvited guests share their screens to bombard real attendees with disturbing pornographic and/or violent imagery. Zoom-bombing is the term for when individuals "gate-crash" Zoom meetings.
