Why is my MacBook Pro freezing during video calls on Zoom, Skype, Telegram, etc.?

you-b-you wrote:

About 3 weeks ago my MacBook Pro started freezing during video calls on zoom, Skype, Telegram, etc. I have tried force quitting, reset SMC, PRAM/NVRAM, safe mode. Restarting helps only for a brief period. I’ve gotten Unstable Network warnings, but SpeedTests results are very good.

I read others had similar issues, and said it was a Ventura problem. But that was three years.

I’m using a MacBook Pro 2017 running Ventura 13.6.7

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Does your Ventura have Private relay..(?)

Zoom seems to be affected w/ private relay…

Manage iCloud Private Relay for specific websites, networks, or system settings—issues

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