Periscope (service)
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Periscope was an American live video streaming app for Android and iOS developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein and acquired by Twitter, Inc. before its launch in March 2015.
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Original author(s) | Kayvon Beykpour Joe Bernstein Aaron Wasserman Tyler Hansen Geraint Davies[1] |
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Developer(s) | Twitter, Inc. |
Initial release | 26 March 2015 |
Final release | |
Written in | Go (server-side)[4] |
Operating system | iOS, tvOS, Android |
Available in | Multilingual[5] |
Type | Video streaming Social networking service |
Website | periscope.tv |
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The service was discontinued on 31 March 2021 due to declining usage, product realignment, and high maintenance costs. However, Periscope videos can still be watched via Twitter, now called X, and most of its core features are now incorporated into the app.