Student in Viral Zoom Bathroom Video Loses Bid to Sue University

A female Simmons University graduate student who inadvertently left her webcam on while using the bathroom during a Zoom class failed to allege how the Boston-area college is liable for her professor’s alleged subsequent posting of a video of the incident on Twitter, which went viral, the District of Minnesota said.

Jennifer Miles “was understandably humiliated” by the social media rush on the footage, which was viewed more than 7 million times and prompted numerous tweets, Facebook posts, YouTube videos, and even a skit on Saturday Night Live, the court said.

Kyle Killian, who taught the “Family Approaches” class ...