Like every social network, Periscope struggles with how to deal with abuse and harassment. But on the Twitter-owned live-streaming platform, the issue is especially salient, since the comments float ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With every step that Meerkat has taken to update and differentiate its service, it seems that Periscope is often right behind.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The live-streaming app encourages random interaction, which facilitates harassment The live-streaming app ...

Periscope broadcasters don’t just have to rely on their cell phone cameras anymore: The Twitter-owned live streaming service announced a new feature called Periscope Producer Thursday that allows TV ...

In my line of work, I seldom come across a tool that inspires a sort of shock and awe that comes with, say, bungee-jumping off a mountain or seeing Ryan Gosling at the bar stool next you. But this app ...

While the apps will inevitably improve their ability to engage with broad audiences (Periscope through Twitter and Meerkat through Facebook), finding good content will depend on who streamers and ...

Ever since the launch of Twitter’s Periscope in March 2015, the live video service has used hearts to let viewers to show broadcasters in real time that they like what they’re seeing. Now those hearts ...

Floyd Mayweather wasn't the only one piling up hits in Saturday night's big boxing match. Fledgling online video apps Meerkat and Periscope both hosted a flurry of live streams of the fight, resulting ...