periscope , twitter 's new iphone app which allows 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 it is ` the closest thing to teleportation ' .
despite the initial hype surrounding the launch of the app , which is being touted as a revolutionary new way to share news , there are already a concerning number of users , particularly women , reporting that they have been sexually harassed , or while using the technology .