Twitter App Code Indicates That Live Video Broadcasting App Periscope May Get Shut Down

Twitter has been doubling down on video services within its app, building out Twitter Live and recently launching Fleets so that users can share more moving media alongside their pithy 180-word observations, links and still photos. But in the process, it appears that it may also be streamlining its bigger stable of services. From a report: Code in the Twitter app indicates that Periscope -- the live video broadcasting app that launched a thousand fluttering hearts -- may be headed into retirement. Date and other details are still unknown, but super-sleuth developer Jane Machun Wong found a line in Twitter's app code that indicated a link to a shutdown notice for Periscope (which currently does not go to a live link). There are no shutdown references in any of the code in the currently obtainable version of the Persicope app, Wong told us, but she also pointed out that the two apps do share some code -- indeed there are integrations between the two Twitter-owned apps -- and "I guess [that] is how the text in the screenshot got slipped into Twitter," she said.

It's for the better

[robi5]

They allowed abusive comments and didn't add otherwise viable mechanisms for shutting down abusers. No such service should start, or survive, without such mechanisms. Technically simple things eg. the presenter nominating a few moderators who pre-filter messages in some short time window before comments abusing the presenter even show up for her and the audience. Twitter leadership doesn't give a shit. Twitch is more or less the same

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[Rockoon]

They allowed abusive comments and didn't add otherwise viable mechanisms for shutting down abusers.

Ah yes, the old "abusive" moniker, capable of being applied to any and all things you dont like.

Maybe you can just accept the fact that people have a natural right to comment on both you and your productions, while you do not have a natural right to silence them.

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[omnichad]

Showing dominance is a "natural right." Most people have evolved a bit past indulging every natural instinct. Some even wear clothes.

If you want to keep people on the platform, you have to make people want to be there. Even if you think it's someone's "natural right" to ruin the experience for them.

Re: It's for the better

[reanjr]

So, you're not into public discussion. Why post things on the Internet then? Or just post them in a place where there are no comments? Or in a private forum?

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[omnichad]

I suppose you don't run a firewall on your Internet connection or PC. After all, why be connected to the Internet if you don't want everything?

Re: It's for the better

[reanjr]

I do not.

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[bill_mcgonigle]

> and didn't add otherwise viable mechanisms for shutting down abusers

The only Periscope I've watched more than once is Scott Adams and he makes sport of banning losers from his channel. Seems viable to me.

That would suck

[rsilvergun]

Periscope has been very useful when recording people doing bad stuff, especially police who like to seize phones and then "lose" them.

What a shame

[PsuedoPhil]

Twitter knocked the community driven livestreaming platform Meerkat out very shortly after purchasing Periscope. Meerkat was HUGE when it was around and Periscope basically pulled a Microsoft on them. Now that they've done basically nothing with Periscope for years, they're killing it (well, not killing but integrating?). There's really no direction with the platform. Anyway, the livestreaming market is only getting bigger. I'm excited to see what's to come with it next year.

180 word?

[rwwh]

Where do I find this 180 word version of Twitter?