If you’ve been complaining about not being able to livestream through Periscope for some time now, you’re not alone.
I think @periscopeco appears to be down, in the UAE anyway.
— Kevin Sebastian (@NoxVoyager) August 19, 2015
While the app is functional, you won’t be able to view any streams or livestream yourself.
There’s reasonable explanation to believe that the app is now blocked, a spokesperson close to Twitter confirmed to The National that “the company was aware of “access issues” in the UAE.” There’s no comment if the app has been blocked by the TRA. Service providers have yet to comment on the blocked access. Periscope was Twitter’s entry to the livestreaming market and proved widely successful in the U.A.E for individuals and brands alike. Developing… Update: Du has responded that the Periscope app is not supported.
@dutweets I’m a Du customer. Are you guys aware of an app called Periscope that isn’t working for a week now in the UAE? — Sheikh Rehmatullah (@Sheikh_Rehmat) August 24, 2015
@sheikh_rehmat Hello Sheikh, this application is not supported by us 🙁
— du (@dutweets) August 25, 2015
UPDATE: It appears that Periscope isn’t blocked but is facing disruptions in the network, the TRA has officially confirmed.
#TheUAETRA began investigating issues that users were facing with #periscope immediately upon detection of a problem pic.twitter.com/nKvXem0wgn — TRA UAE (@TheUAETRA) August 26, 2015
The technical team at @TheUAETRA spent the last 48 hours investigating the #periscope matter in cooperation with both #operators
— TRA UAE (@TheUAETRA) August 26, 2015
A technical problem was discovered with #periscope, and a dedicated teams is working to resolve it within the coming few days within #UAE — TRA UAE (@TheUAETRA) August 26, 2015
