Zoom meeting with Federal Reserve governor quickly cancelled when it’s hijacked by porn

A virtual event that was supposed to feature Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller ended quickly after a user began showing pornographic images to those waiting for the meeting to kick off.

Brent Tjarks, executive director of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America which was hosting the event, apologized for the vulgar incident. He claimed their Zoom meeting was “hijacked” by the malicious party whose call name was listed as “Dan” according to a Reuters reporter who had participated.

“We were a victim of a teleconference or Zoom hijacking and we are trying to understand what we need to do going forward to prevent this from ever happening again. It is an incident we deeply regret,” he explained. “We have had various programs and this is something that we have never had happen to us.”

Tjarks said that while he was not entirely sure of the details, he believes a function to mute both audio and video observing parties had not been properly set up. At one point upwards of 220 people were participating in the call prior to its termination.

Zoom spokesperson Matt Nagel also apologized for the unexpected and graphic hijacking.

“We have been deeply upset to hear about these types of incidents, and Zoom strongly condemns such behavior,” Nagel said in a statement. “We take meeting disruptions extremely seriously and, where appropriate, we work closely with law enforcement authorities.”

Tjarks says he is working in tandem with Zoom to help develop solutions to “Zoom bombing” events like the one he experienced.

For those interested in what Waller had to say, the Federal Reserve has released his prepared remarks in text form. Most of his statements focused on the persistent problem of inflation, which has not been resolved as quickly as many in the government had hoped.

“Last month we received a barrage of data that has challenged my view in January that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was making significant progress in moderating economic activity and reducing inflation,” the statement reads. “I’m not the only one whose outlook has shifted. Since the end of January, financial market participants have revised their outlooks in a way that has led them to mark up their expectations for the federal funds rate at the end of 2023 by about a half percentage point.”

Waller is looking forward to obtaining more data on America’s current economic situation, remaining hopeful that the abysmal numbers we’ve been seeing are simply a statistical anomaly.

“I would be very pleased if the data we receive on inflation and the labor market this month show signs of moderation, which would suggest that the February data releases were just a bump in the road and that progress is continuing. But wishful thinking is not a substitute for hard evidence, in the form of economic data. After seeing promising signs of progress, we cannot risk a revival of inflation. Policymakers must remain data dependent, so my view will depend on what the data say,” the comments conclude.

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