Twitter threatens to suspend Periscope users live streaming Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones feed on Periscope.

Twitter says it will look into suspending accounts found to be broadcasting copyrighted material on its new live-streaming service Periscope, but is not monitoring the streaming service itself.

This morning’s much anticipated Game of Thrones season five premiere saw dozens of live streams of the show made available on the app from across the world, with parent company Twitter saying it will act to shut them down if streams are reported to it by other users.

A spokesperson for Twitter pointed to its terms of service which state: “In appropriate circumstances, Periscope will also terminate a user’s account if the user is determined to be a repeat infringer.”