• Politico, Thursday, June 23, 2016 1:24 PM

Earning their spot in the history books, Twitter’s Periscope and Facebook’s Live feature played a starring role in Wednesday’s protest on the House floor over gun control. Of course, the streaming video services were so vital because Republican leaders ordered the House to shut down its official camera feed, as Politico reports.

“Technically, it’s against House rules to film from the House floor,” it notes. “But Rep. [Scott Peters (D-Calif.)] said the sit-in was breaking the rules anyway, so he figured he’d keep going.”

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