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by r9 1920 days ago
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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spoonjim 1920 days ago
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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r9 1908 days ago
Quickly unmute, then mute again.
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Thorrez 1920 days ago
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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r9 1908 days ago
If you have muted yourself, the host has a button that says "ask to unmute".
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