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Dec 16, 2020 It's just been announced that Twitter will be shutting down its Periscope service.  The shutdown won't happen until March of next year, but any sign-ups for a new account are being denied.  Twitter bought Periscope back in 2015, but the service didn't have the staying power to outshine other platforms like Twitch.  Don't feel too bad, you'll still be able to go live on Twitter by using the Twitter Live feature.  Did you use Periscope? In your opinion, what social media platforms are losing popularity?  Photo: Getty Images

How to Save Your Periscopes Before the App Shuts Down in March 2021 On 12/16/20 at 10:32 AM EST In March 2021, Periscope, the standalone app owned by Twitter will be removed from the App Store. On Tuesday, the video broadcast app shared an open letter to their users on Medium about its termination."The Periscope app is in an unsustainable maintenance-mode state, and has been for a while," the company explained on Medium. "Over the past couple of years, we've seen declining usage and know that the cost to support the app will only continue to go up over time." Twitter would have made the annou...

SHARE Twitter has announced it plans to shut down standalone live streaming application Periscope after five years. Users will soon no longer be able to create new accounts and the Periscope apps will be taken down from smartphone application stores in March 2021. "Although it’s time to say goodbye, the legacy of Periscope will live on far beyond the boundaries of the app itself," a statement read. "The capabilities and ethos of the Periscope team and infrastructure already permeate Twitter, and we’re confident that live video still has the potential of seeing an even wider audience wit...

Twitter To Sunset Periscope App In March After Years Of Declining Usage Twitter announced today that it will shutter livestreaming platform Periscope come March 2021. “The truth is that the Periscope app is in an unsustainable maintenance-mode state, and has been for a while,” the company wrote. “Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen declining usage and know that the cost to support the app will only continue to go up over time…We probably would have made this decision sooner if it weren’t for all of the projects we re-prioritized due to the events of 2020.” Of course, Twit...

Credit: Twitter The microblogging platform acquired Periscope in 2015, and the livestreaming service eventually won an Apple App of the Year award that same year. Five years later, however, and Twitter says that Periscope has become unsustainable. "Over the past couple of years, we've seen declining usage and know that the cost to support the app will only continue to go up over time," Twitter wrote in a blog post. Twitter will fully shut down the standalone Periscope app in March 2021. In the interim, it's also disabling new sign ups and easing requirements for existing users to become broad...