The City of Kamloops is issuing a public apology for what it’s calling “inappropriate behavior” that happened during Tuesday’s council meeting.
It’s known as “Zoom-bombing” and is a form of cyber harassment in which a hacker displays unwanted and disruptive imagery during a video conference.
“All of a sudden it was just shocking what I was seeing, and everyone was just yelling to ‘cut the feed, cut the feed,’” said Bill Sarai, a Kamloops city councillor.
The incident happened during the public inquiry portion of the council meeting, where residents are welcome to attend the podium or dial in via video conference to air their concerns or opinions.
When a person joined on Zoom, Sarai says, a disturbing, pornographic video was aired across the livestream instead.
He calls the situation a “mockery” of city council, but also says it’s just the latest in a string of attacks on council members …