article_snippet.sent: Periscope, Twitter's new iPhone app which allows users to broadcast live video and audio online, launched a week ago today and early adapters have already discovered potentially hair-raising issues with the much talked-about technology, which claims on its website that its is 'the closest thing to teleportation'.
article_snippet.sent: Periscope, an iPhone app that allows users to broadcast live video and audio to the internet, launched last Thursday .
article_snippet.sent: Justin Esgar, App Developer of the app Goodnight, told Daily Mail Online that because Periscope 'allows users to share even more of their intimate lives with each other than ever before', there are 'apparent dangers' that users have to consider before accessing it.
article_snippet.sent: According to Periscope's community guidelines, the app prohibits 'pornographic or overtly sexual content' as well as 'explicitly graphic content or media that is intended to incite violent, illegal or dangerous activities'.
article_snippet.sent: And while a spokesperson for the app told Emma that Periscope has a team dedicated to content review, there doesn't appear to be anything specific being done to prevent sexual commentary and online harassment.
article_snippet.sent: It's not clear as to whether or not Periscope will be given a similar screening system.
article_snippet.sent: Thankfully, Periscope disabled the zooming feature on a 'zoomable' map which allowed others to pinpoint their exact locations down to the intersection as a part of its first system update, but the app still enables locations.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Esgar noted: 'Periscope requires not only your camera and microphone, but access to your location [if you want to broadcast video].
article_snippet.sent: Periscope does enable users to hide users location once users begin broadcasting - but many users admit many users didn't think to disable the feature before starting many users video stream.
article_snippet.sent: And while Periscope has provided guidelines for content, Mr Esgar noted that there doesn't seem to be any 'curation on the app either' - essentially allowing users to show whatever users want.
article_snippet.sent: Periscope Periscope live stream video: '
article_snippet.sent: The dangers of online bullying are huge, and Periscope, while a great app when used responsibly, allows bullying to escalate exponentially.'
article_snippet.sent: Periscope’s concept is great - live streaming made easy,' Mr Esgar said, before adding: 'But maybe it’s just too easy?'
highlights_snippet.sent: App developer Justin Esgar told Daily Mail Online that Periscope present numerous dangers to children .
  