![]() Much of LiveLeak’s audience came for the “gore”-according to, the site overlaps most with another website promoting gore-related content. Sometimes it's just the right time to chart a new path.” Hewitt said ItemFix is “something completely different, completely fresh, and something we feel energized about tackling and whilst I know many of you will be upset, possibly angry, about our decision I do hope you also understand our reasons and appreciate that, alongside you, we have walked together through some interesting times and some crazy ones. As per its rules, content may not be uploaded that contains “excessive violence or gory content, sexual violence/assault of any kind, is for advertising your “Only Fans” or similar adult service, depicts or incites suicide / self harm.” It also bars uploaded hate content, child sexual exploration material, and media promoting terrorism and extremism. 1 min read Eightshot Studio via Getty Images LiveLeak, once the purveyor of horribly violent videos, was unceremoniously shut down this Wednesday.While ItemFix also hosts viral videos, its rules appear stricter than those of LiveLeak. After it was uploaded on LiveLeak, where it garnered several views, the site’s owners said they received threats to their staff and were forced to remove the film from their servers. LiveLeak has sometimes been forced to remove content: In 2008, the anti-Quran film, Fitna, made by Dutch filmmaker Geerty Wilders, generated worldwide controversy. I'm sathere now writing this with a mixture of sorrow because LL has been not just a website or business but a way of life for me and many of the guys but also genuine excitement at what's next,” he wrote.ĭespite its laissez-faire approach to letting users upload whatever videos they liked, LiveLeak has tightened its restrictions over the years: In 2014, it announced that it would no longer allow uploads of beheading footage uploaded by ISIS in 2019, following the Christchurch shootings, it said it would not “indulge” the shooter by carrying the video of his attack on a mosque in New Zealand that left 51 dead. “The world has changed a lot over these last few years, the Internet alongside it, and we as people. ![]() Nothing lasts forever though and – as we did all those years ago – we felt LiveLeak hadĪchieved all that it could and it was time for us to try something new and exciting.” “The thing is, it's never been less than exhilarating, challenging and something we were all fullyĬommitted to. Live co-founder Hayden Hewitt explained the move in a statement published on ItemFix. On Wednesday, however, after 15 years of operation, the infamous video-sharing website has shut down, with visitors redirected to a new “social video factory” site called ItemFix. ![]() From the video of Saddam Hussein’s hanging to the beheading of James Foley, LiveLeak has often sparked controversy with the videos users uploaded onto its platform. The Twitter account of the same name was quickly suspended.While websites like YouTube and Vimeo have strict policies about uploading violent and graphic content, such as of murders, executions and accidents, LiveLeak has for years had no such restraint. The Facebook account that posted the video was no longer available shortly after the shooting. ![]() In a lengthy manifesto published online the supposed shooter outlined who he was and why he carried out the massacre at the Christchurch mosque, NZ Herald reported. Inside the mosque, the gunman's footage showed distinctively patterned green carpet that also matched images tagged on Google Maps as being at the same location.ĭistinctive writing on the gunman's weapons seen in the footage also matched images posted on a Twitter account using the same name and cartoon profile picture as the Facebook Live video. This included the entrance of the mosque, which has a number of distinct features such as a fence, postbox and doorway. The 17-minute video ended as the gunman drove away from the scene at speed.Īgence France-Presse confirmed the video was genuine through a digital investigation that included matching screenshots of the mosque taken from the gunman's footage with multiple images available online showing the same areas. ![]() A horrific shooting at a Christchurch mosque was livestreamed for 17 minutes by the gunman. LiveLeak was a website known for hosting gory videos of excessive violence, assaults, terrorism, and more. They’ve been very cryptic about the other people and haven. The 17-minute video ends as the gunman drives away at speed. He then re-entered the mosque to check for survivors. New Zealand police say 3 men and 1 woman are in custody including Tarrant after the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. ![]()
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