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‘In good shape but inappropriate’: Canadian MP scolded for walking around NAKED during official session

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021By Editor

A female Canadian MP raised a point of order about appropriate attire for official Parliament business, after her male colleague was caught inside his office wearing not a stitch during a Question Period live stream. … Read More >‘In good shape but inappropriate’: Canadian MP scolded for walking around NAKED during official session

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Toronto City Council meeting descends into chaos as staffer vulgarly voices frustration on hot mic (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021By Editor

At a Toronto City Council Zoom meeting, one unlucky official was caught on a hot mic cursing and expressing his frustration after a whopping 11 hours of deliberation. … Read More >Toronto City Council meeting descends into chaos as staffer vulgarly voices frustration on hot mic (VIDEOS)

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‘I believed I was not visible’: CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin suspended by New Yorker for allegedly showing penis on Zoom call

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020By Editor

Jeffrey Toobin, reporter for the New Yorker, has reportedly been suspended for the “embarrassingly stupid mistake” of exposing his genitals on a Zoom call with co-workers. The matter is being investigated by the paper. … Read More >‘I believed I was not visible’: CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin suspended by New Yorker for allegedly showing penis on Zoom call

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Stop forgetting to turn off camera: Argentinian MP resigns after sucking on woman’s breasts during online congressional session

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

In perhaps one of the most high-stakes Zoom mishaps of the pandemic, Argentinian MP Juan Emilio Ameri decided to suck on a woman’s breast amid a virtual parliamentary session, which resulted in his suspension and resignation. … Read More >Stop forgetting to turn off camera: Argentinian MP resigns after sucking on woman’s breasts during online congressional session

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Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020By Editor

US video conferencing platform Zoom has joined Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Telegram in suspending data requests from Hong Kong authorities following the enactment of the new national security law. … Read More >Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp

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Facebook targets Zoom with beefed-up video-conferencing functions – after Zoom challenged for sharing data with Facebook

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020By Editor

In a challenge to Zoom’s dominance in the video-calling sphere, Facebook is debuting a new feature allowing such chats with up to 50 people. But wasn’t Zoom in the hot seat for sharing data with Facebook in the first place? … Read More >Facebook targets Zoom with beefed-up video-conferencing functions – after Zoom challenged for sharing data with Facebook

Singapore BANS teachers from using Zoom after lessons get ‘porn-bombed’

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

Singapore has ordered educators to stop using the video chat program Zoom after hackers ‘spiced up’ school lessons with pornography. The move comes as the app’s security woes led to a ban by NASA and others. … Read More >Singapore BANS teachers from using Zoom after lessons get ‘porn-bombed’