ダブリンとNYを結ぶライブ中継、「不適切行為」で中断

Live broadcast connecting Dublin and New York suspended due to ’inappropriate behavior’

Live broadcast connecting Dublin and New York suspended due to ’inappropriate behavior’
アイルランドの首都ダブリンと米ニューヨーク市をライブで結び、互いの市民らが交流を楽しんでいた彫刻作品「ポータル」の映像中継が、設置から1週間もたたないうちに「不適切行為」のために中断された

Less than a week after it was installed, the video broadcast of Portal, a sculpture that connected Ireland’s capital city Dublin and New York City in the United States, allowing residents to enjoy interaction, was canceled due to ”inappropriate behavior”. interrupted by

Less than a week after it was installed, the video broadcast of Portal, a sculpture that connected Ireland’s capital city Dublin and New York City in the United States, allowing residents to enjoy interaction, was canceled due to ”inappropriate behavior”. interrupted by
円形のレンズのような形をした彫刻作品は今月8日に設置され、市民や観光客が互いに交流できるよう、ダブリンとニューヨークの映像を毎日24時間ライブ中継していた

The sculpture, shaped like a circular lens, was installed on the 8th of this month and was broadcasting live footage of Dublin and New York 24 hours a day, allowing residents and tourists to interact with each other.

The sculpture, shaped like a circular lens, was installed on the 8th of this month and was broadcasting live footage of Dublin and New York 24 hours a day, allowing residents and tourists to interact with each other.
ところがSNSに、体の部位を照らして相手に見せる人々の動画が投稿された

However, videos of people lighting up their body parts and showing them to others were posted on social media.

However, videos of people lighting up their body parts and showing them to others were posted on social media.
ライブ中継では音声は流れない

There is no audio during live broadcasts.

There is no audio during live broadcasts.
ダブリン市議会は「ごく少数の人々の不適切行為に対する技術的解決策を探っている」と発表

Dublin City Council says it is ’looking for technological solutions to the inappropriate behavior of a small number of people’

Dublin City Council says it is ’looking for technological solutions to the inappropriate behavior of a small number of people’
問題は14日中に解決したい意向だったが、「ぼかしを入れるだけでは不十分だった」と説明した

He said he wanted to resolve the issue within the 14th, but explained that ``just adding a blur was not enough.’’

He said he wanted to resolve the issue within the 14th, but explained that ``just adding a blur was not enough.’’
ポータルを設置した「Portals.org」は別の対策を検討している

Portals.org, which set up the portal, is considering other measures.

Portals.org, which set up the portal, is considering other measures.
ダブリン市議会は現地時間の14日午後10時にライブ中継をいったん打ち切る計画

Dublin City Council plans to suspend live broadcasts at 10pm local time on the 14th.

Dublin City Council plans to suspend live broadcasts at 10pm local time on the 14th.
Portals.orgは今週中に再開できる見通しだとしている

Portals. The org says it expects to reopen this week.

Portals. The org says it expects to reopen this week.
ニューヨーク側の関係者も、不適切行為を行った人は「ごく少数」だったと強調した

A New York official also emphasized that the number of people who engaged in inappropriate behavior was ”very small.”

A New York official also emphasized that the number of people who engaged in inappropriate behavior was ”very small.”
ニューヨークでは24時間態勢でポータルの警備に当たり、フェンスを設置して彫刻によじ登れないようにしているという

In New York, the portal is being guarded 24 hours a day, and a fence has been erected to prevent anyone from climbing onto the sculpture.

In New York, the portal is being guarded 24 hours a day, and a fence has been erected to prevent anyone from climbing onto the sculpture.
ポータルはリトアニアのアーティストの着想で生まれたプロジェクトで、ダブリン市長によれば、世界のつながりの拡大を意図している

The Portal is a project conceived by a Lithuanian artist and, according to the Mayor of Dublin, is intended to expand global connectivity.

The Portal is a project conceived by a Lithuanian artist and, according to the Mayor of Dublin, is intended to expand global connectivity.
ダブリン市長は今月8日の発表の中で、7月にはポーランド、ブラジル、リトアニアとダブリンがつながる見通しだとしていた

In an announcement on the 8th of this month, the Mayor of Dublin said that it is expected that Poland, Brazil, and Lithuania will be connected to Dublin in July.

In an announcement on the 8th of this month, the Mayor of Dublin said that it is expected that Poland, Brazil, and Lithuania will be connected to Dublin in July.