The video portal connecting New York to Dublin has reopened, after bad behavior on both sides forced it to close for four days.
The Portal, which initially opened on May 8 to tens of thousands of visitors, was intended to be a “bridge that unifies and an invitation to rise above prejudices and disagreements,” according to its organizers.
But like everything involving technology these days, almost immediately things went to shit. Irish Portal users played New York crowds footage from 9/11 on their phones, New Yorkers waved potatoes in response. People did drugs, other people decided to expose themselves. Inevitably, the whole thing got shut down on May 14.
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