Zoombombing During A Global Pandemic
Elmer, G., Neville, S. J., Burton, A., & Ward-Kimola, S. (2021). Zoombombing During a Global Pandemic. Social Media + Society, 7(3), 20563051211035356. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211035356
32 Pages Posted: 6 Aug 2021
Date Written: August 3, 2021
Abstract
Using a digital methods analysis, the following article conducts a cross-platform study of the emergent “Zoombombing” phenomenon alongside COVID-19 and the concomitant on-lining of professional and public life. This empirical study seeks to provide further insight to media frames characterizing Zoombombing at the outbreak of the pandemic, providing further insight into Zoombombing as a practice, how related actions act as an extension of longer histories and practices of online harassment, and the role that various platforms play in the phenomenon’s unfolding. By interrogating these points of departure, our study sheds light not only on Zoombombing as a cultural practice, but also how these acts manifest within and across a range of Internet platforms.
Keywords: Zoom, Zoombombing, COVID-19, pandemic, teleconferencing, disruption, online racism, misogyny
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