SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitter today
introduced a new tool to combat spam and abuse in Periscope
broadcasts. Periscope allows anyone to broadcast live to a global
audience and enables viewers to interact in real time. Designed to
be transparent, live, and community-led, the new reporting tool
gives people watching the broadcast the ability to report comments
they find inappropriate as they appear on the screen. A small group
of randomly selected live viewers will then vote on whether they
agree with the reporter's assessment. Those found to be sending
spammy or abusive comments will be temporarily disabled from
commenting within the broadcast.
"We want our community to feel comfortable when broadcasting,"
said Kayvon Beykpour, Periscope CEO
and co-founder. "One of the unique things about Periscope is that
you're often interacting with people you don't know; that immediate
intimacy is what makes it such a captivating experience. But that
intimacy can also be a vulnerability if strangers post abusive
comments. Broadcasters have always been able to moderate commenters
in their broadcast, but we've now created a transparent tool that
allows the collective actions of viewers to help moderate bad
actors as well."
The new report tool is accessible by tapping on a comment within
a broadcast. People can report a comment for being spam, abuse, or
for other reasons, i.e., the comment is in a foreign language.
Comments that are flagged as spam or abuse are then put to a jury
of randomly selected live viewers who are asked to help moderate
the comment by determining whether it is abuse or spam, looks okay,
or they're not sure. Periscope acknowledges that live viewers are
best suited to ascertain what constitutes abuse, given that the
context of the broadcast impacts the tone of the comments.
Regardless of the outcome, the person reporting the broadcast won't
see comments from the person they reported for the rest of the
broadcast.
People whose comments have been deemed spam or abuse are then
temporarily disabled from commenting within the broadcast. Repeat
offenses will result in chat being disabled for that commenter for
the remainder of the broadcast. Periscope has designed the feature
to be transparent so people on both sides – reporter and moderators
as well as commenter – understand the outcome, and lightweight so
they're able to participate with minimal disruption to their
viewing experience. This system works in tandem with other safety
tools already in place: the ability to report ongoing harassment or
abuse, block and remove people from broadcasts, and restrict
comments to mutual followers. People will have the choice to
disable the comment moderation tool in their broadcasts or choose
not to participate as moderators.
For more information on how the comment moderation tool works
visit the Periscope blog
Availability
The update is starting to roll out this
week on iOS and Android devices.
About Periscope
Periscope is a Twitter-owned live
video app that lets you share and experience live video. Periscope
provides an immersive and interactive live viewing experience that
allows anyone to explore the world through someone else's eyes. The
platform can be accessed at Periscope.tv and on iOS and Android
mobile devices. Named Apple's App of the Year in 2015, Periscope
reports that more than 110 years of live video are watched via
mobile apps each day, and since launch on March 26, 2015, users have created over 200
million live broadcasts. For more information, visit
periscope.tv/about or follow @periscopeco on Twitter.
About Twitter, Inc.
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is an iconic
service and global platform for self-expression and live
conversation. Twitter has always been the best place to see what's
happening now. Whether it's breaking news, entertainment, sports,
or everyday topics, only Twitter lets you connect with people
anywhere in the world with live conversation. Anything that
happens, you see it first on Twitter. By developing a fundamentally
new way for people to consume, create, distribute, and discover
content, Twitter enables any voice to echo around the world
instantly and unfiltered. Twitter is available in more than 40
languages around the world. The service can be accessed at
Twitter.com, on a variety of mobile devices, and via SMS. For more
information, visit about.twitter.com or follow @twitter.
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