Zoom filter turns lawyer into cat during virtual hearing; video goes viral

The virtual court hearing in Texas in which an attorney showed up looking like a kitten has gone viral.

First Published Feb 10, 2021, 1:13 PM IST | Last Updated Feb 10, 2021, 1:13 PM IST

In the 394th Judicial District Court hearing, lawyer Rod Ponton struggled with some technical difficulties when he logged into the hearing. It is said that the Zoom filter had been activated on the attorney's device, which screened his appearance like a cat. So the Texas lawyer attending a virtual hearing via Zoom had to clarify that he is "not a cat" when he could not turn off a filter. Watch the video.