‘Portal’ linking New York City and Dublin temporarily shut down due to lewd behavior

The video screen “Portal” linking people in New York and Dublin has been shut down due to inappropriate behavior.

The portal opened earlier this month and promised to connect the two cities in a unique way. But officials in Dublin chose to shut it down after noticing lewd behavior and offensive imagery.

Officials say the portal is expected to reopen soon.

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[matthewsutphin]

Theres always some loser that ruins it for the rest of us.

[Notacrime]

You wanted humanity, you got humanity

[BrianBadey-ixhm]

Sad that some humans aren't human yet!😮

[evonnemccausland]

When you can walk THROUGH, like Stargate...I'll be IMPRESSED ‼️

[jonathanwalker]

There’s always those few that ruin it for everyone else. This is why we can’t have nice things. 😒

[DarkmanRides]

Anybody with a lick of sense knew that was going to happen eventually😂

[tinachambers]

People were showing their many parts 😅😅😅 without clothes 😅😅😅

[liberta]

stop censoring, let them be, it’s all about having fun and connecting people. let people be people.

[palatialslumlord]

It was an onlyfans girl flashing that caused it

[malibu]

Oh my gosh what a wonderful idea!! ❤❤ I hope they do reopen it again! I would love to see this!!!! C'mon people... don't ruin this!

[ItsTheBoombox]

What did they expect after putting it in such a terrible spot in Dublin

[naturestudies]

I mean what else does video chat break down to😂

[stevenkwasniak]

It's sad people actually thought this was gonna work😂😂

[sancho]

We are not evolved enough for something like this.

[showwhatyousee]

That lasted a lot longer than I thought it would

[jackwild]

They are not leprechauns...they are mischievous elves ☘️☘️☘️

[sucrecalderon]

Mental discharged people say hi to eachother 😅

[jonnyj.g]

Thx, can you send it to Tokyo or Monaco

[jcbish]

No different to a computer every one brave behind the screen miles and miles away

[LillianArch]

People should step up against bad behavior. That some people think it’s normal shows how low they have sunk toward evil. Those doing it and those accepting it are causing trouble for the GOOD people.