Now, I'll happily hold my hands up and say that I made inappropriate comments regarding my professors while at college. But that was back in the days where we could actually go and sit in a lecture hall with our peers - meaning the only fallout would be som stifled laughter. But amid the global pandemic, Zoom classes have become relatively popular with some colleges. They essentially work like a virtual lecture hall - as students can just log in and watch as their professor conducts the class. However, perhaps the biggest difference to online classes on Zoom is the 'Chat' function - which allows you to engage in a group chat, or even a one-on-one conversation. But as one student has found out, these conversations are not private. Faith, from Tokyo, Japan, is one of many students currently relying on Zoom classes amid the outbreak's impact on education. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B-q8Op5pUbQ/]] And - like many of us, I'm sure - she thought all those messages she had been sending her friends on the application were totally confidential. However, since receiving an email from her college professor, it turns out those "inappropriate" messages weren’t so private after all. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/bryantfaith_/status/1253702164024668162]] The email that landed in Faith's inbox read: "I’m reaching out to you to inform you that I can see everything you write in the chat discussion. My class session is not the appropriate time to be sending messages like 'I’m a bougie ass, ratchet ass, freak b***h…' "It is very disruptive to the class and I do NOT condone this kind of behavior during my lectures. I strongly advise you to keep the inappropriate comments to yourself from now on or else it will jeopardize your final grade for this course." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RJTU0JWwE/]] Did anybody else just feel their heartrate dramatically increase? In a video uploaded to social media, Faith explained: "Apparently, your professors have the power to enable all convos on Zoom. I also had multiple professors quoting my tweet to confirm it… y’all might as well send your sorry email before they confront you… and yes I apologized to that lady." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/bryantfaith_/status/1253884793479024641]] And since posting the tweet on Friday, it has amassed over 28,000 retweets and 184,000 likes. After many people realized they had all said things they really shouldn't have, the Twitter thread quickly became a save haven where people could share their own experiences. Once person said: "They have to much power on that damn app, I was talking shit and unaware that my professor had UNMUTED me." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/mariiaaaah__/status/1253791511608729607]] It may be time to hold your hands up, and apologize to your professor before they get to you.

Professor catches student sending 'inappropriate' messages she thought were private during Zoom class

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