We just can’t have nice things these day, can we?
When Dublin City Council, New York officials and the Portals Organization banded together to create a gateway for communication in two different continents, they probably didn’t realise that the public would use it to be crass.
But they did, and are you surprised?
After launching on 8 May, the two cities have been going at it by sharing crude pictures, their arses and now, t*ts.
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The live stream sculpture has been used for some unfortunate behaviour and it hasn’t exactly been creating totally wholesome moments as originally intended.
Clips of Dublin locals showing pictures of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to those on the New York side, with NY locals retaliating with potato pics and clips of pornography... it’s all been a little juvenile.
But one OnlyFans model decided that this was the perfect time to whack her boobs out and show Dublin what they’re missing.
Ava Louise, who has more than 400,000 followers on Instagram, flashed her bits on Sunday, 12 May which she alleges ended up forcing Portal organisers to shut things down and tighten up security.
She explained her reasoning for flashing in a video online, saying: “I thought the people of Dublin deserved to see two New York, homegrown potatoes.”
But her 'potatoes' caused the Portal to be ‘down for quite some time’ in order to crack down on lewd acts, according to footage she posted of her boyfriend speaking with security staff.
“It’s very unfortunate that people are not acting in the best way,” the staff member is heard saying.
As for her comments online? Well, it seems the internet isn't too pleased with her either.
One person wrote: “Yeah this one is ehhh… you’re probably gonna get charged with some sort of indecent exposure or something lol… especially since there were probably children around…”
Another said: “Your grossss like are you proud of yourself ? Ruined something beautiful ART a chance for others. You legit ruin everything like why.”
Organisers are now trying to weed out the bad acts by adding technical measures, which comes after a man on Dublin's end flashing himself through the Portal.
In a statement issued yesterday (13 May), a spokesperson for Dublin City Council said to Sky News: "We will continue to monitor the situation over the coming days with our partners in New York to ensure that Portals continue to deliver a positive experience for both cities and the world.
"The team at portals.org and partners are still working on improving the software for better stability and to prepare for Portals to expand to more locations on Earth.
"Those works are being done mostly at night and during those hours, the livestream might be paused."
The Portals Organisation also said to LADbible: “As Portals Organization, we do not intend to suggest people to interact with Portals in any particular way - our goal is to open a window between faraway places and cultures that allows people to interact freely with one another.
"We encourage people to be respectful and from our position as observers, we see that the absolute majority of experiences is on the bright side.”
Maybe this isn’t the best way to use the Portal, eh?
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Britt Jones