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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by Jaygles on Monday March 15, 2021 @07:52PM (#26470987)
It was Zoom. Apparently once you allow a host to unmute you remotely, they are able to do so until you revoke the permission. I don't remember allowing that, although its possible I did and forgot about it.
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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by r9 on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:28PM (#26471807)
From my experience, if you are unmuted, and the host mutes you, they can unmute you again. If you mute yourself, the host is unable to unmute you.
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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by spoonjim on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:24AM (#26473900)
Huh. Can you take over a host’s mute for a personal mute? Ie. Host mutes me. Some time goes by and I decide to watch YouTube. How do I take a personal mute so that i can’t be unmuted?
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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by r9 on Saturday March 27, 2021 @10:35PM (#26607477)
Quickly unmute, then mute again.
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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by Thorrez on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:24AM (#26473328)
Huh, once I believe someone muted me then tried to unmute me and I got a popup saying the host wants me to unmute. I'm pretty sure I didn't mute myself; I was in the middle of talking, and my hands weren't even on my mouse or keyboard. There was someone else making background noise, so I believe the host tried to mute that person, accidentally muted me, then tried to unmute me causing me to get the popup.
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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by r9 on Saturday March 27, 2021 @10:36PM (#26607485)
If you have muted yourself, the host has a button that says "ask to unmute".
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Re:Zoom Escaper: self-sabotage audio, making your presence u... by TylerE on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:35PM (#26471845)
This is why you use a microphone with a physical mute button.
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