Twitter’s video streaming app, Periscope, is cracking down on spam and, specifically, fake engagements. The company says it’s updating its policies around how it enforces its anti-spam rules, and is making improvements in terms of how those rules are enforced. This means users will see increased enforcement actions, Periscope notes – and these may even […]
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Periscope makes live broadcasts more like talk shows
Twitter’s live video app Periscope now lets broadcasts feel more like talk shows.
Periscope is rolling out a new feature today that allows up to three guests join a live stream from their phones. It’s the first time the live-streaming app has supported a group feature, and though it’s audio-only for now, the service says it plans to add group video in the near future.
With the latest Periscope update, broadcasters can invite guests to join their stream. Guests share their audio using their phone’s microphone, but not their video. Periscope previously added audio-only broadcasts back in September. Read more…
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Periscope’s latest feature turns your broadcast into a radio talk show
When it comes to live streaming, the viewer contributions are pretty light. In Periscope, you can drop a comment of leave a floating heart icon, but there isn’t a deep way to contribute to a stream. Today, Twitter is rolling out a change to Periscope that hands broadcast viewers the microphone, allowing a video stream […]
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Periscope, Twitter’s livestreaming video app, rolled out a brand new feature today that brings a new type of broadcast to the platform.
When updating Periscope to the latest version, the livestreaming video app now allows users to create audio-only broadcasts. The latest version description reads:
In a blog post, Twitter engineer Richard Plom went a bit further into how audio-only broadcasts came to be. According to Plom, Perscope users have long requested the feature and had previously created their own ad hoc workaround by covering the camera lense of the phone when broadcasting. During #HackWeek at Twitter, the development team got together and made this happen in one work week. Read more…
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View More Twitter’s livestreaming video app Periscope launches audio-only broadcastsAlex Jones and Infowars permanently suspended from Twitter and Periscope after new content violations
Twitter has finally put an end to the ongoing controversy over how it has refused to completely shut down the accounts of Alex Jones and his online media site Infowars after a number of people complained about abusive content posted by both: it has finally banned both, on Twitter and its video platform Periscope. “Today, […]
View More Alex Jones and Infowars permanently suspended from Twitter and Periscope after new content violationsTwitter unrolls plan to deal with Periscope trolls more aggressively
Twitter’s live video-streaming app Periscope is about to become a much less appealing place for trolls to ply their hate.
In a new Medium post bearing the title “A Safer Conversation,” the Periscope Trust & Safety Team pledges to more actively ro…
Twitter will suspend repeat offenders posting abusive comments on Periscope live streams
As part of Twitter’s attempted crackdown on abusive behavior across its network, the company announced on Friday afternoon a new policy facing those who repeatedly harass, threaten or otherwise make abusive comments during a Periscope broadcaster’s live stream. According to Twitter, the company will begin to more aggressively enforce its Periscope Community Guidelines by reviewing […]
View More Twitter will suspend repeat offenders posting abusive comments on Periscope live streamsYouTube puts Infowars on notice over high school shooting conspiracy videos
Infowars, a multimedia outlet popular with the far-right and famous for its conspiracy theories, is facing some pushback from the tech platforms that host its content. The latest controversy is related to Infowars’ videos about Parkland shooting in F…
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When Twitter announced it had acquired Periscope in March 2015, the app was full of promise. It was one of the first to let anyone broadcast video of themselves live from anywhere in the world, using just a smartphone. It also let them interact with viewers through real-time comments and a little heart button used to express that you “liked” someone’s video. By the end of 2015, Apple crowned Periscope iOS app of the year — and Twitter had a hit on its hands.
But three years later, Periscope is a shell of its former self. The internet celebrities who once dedicated much of their time to Periscope have mostly abandoned it, choosing to invest time into Facebook Live instead, or to quit streaming altogether. Those who have continued using the service have expressed frustrations with Twitter and its commitment to the community. Ask any Periscope user what its like in 2018, and you’ll hear wild stories about backstabbing, abandonment, and generally being mistreated by the community and company. Read more…
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YouTube Gaming grew its streamer base by 343% in 2017, Twitch by 197%
YouTube Gaming, Google’s rival to game-streaming site Twitch, is starting to pick up traction. According to a new report from Streamlabs, Twitch continues to dominate the live streaming space, but YouTube grew its monthly active streamer base by 343 percent over the course of 2017. Twitch, by comparison, grew 197 percent. Streamlabs has visibility into the live streaming market by way of… Read More
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Periscope expands virtual tipping via Super Hearts beyond the U.S.
Twitter’s big push to draw in more live video stars to its Periscope streaming service is now expanding beyond the U.S. The company announced today the Periscope Super Broadcaster program, which allows video stars to earn revenue from their streams through a virtual tipping mechanism, is now available in Canada, Ireland, and the U.K. Other countries will be added to the program soon,… Read More