LiveLeaks’s Content Policy and Founders
The content of LiveLeaks’s video sharing site has attracted a lot of controversy. The video sharing site’s founders have received death threats, and its founders have come under fire for posting content that is illegal. This article will look at the video sharing site’s content policy and founders.
LiveLeak’s video sharing site
LiveLeak, a British video sharing website based in London, has closed down. It was founded on 31 October 2006 by the same team behind the shock website Ogrish.com. It closed the same day. The founders of LiveLeak were a mix of people with experience in tech and internet security.
LiveLeak is a video sharing site focused on politics and world events. Users can post videos related to any topic, but most of the content is geared toward war, politics, and other global issues. However, LiveLeak does not allow videos that contain advertising media or music, or videos of criminal activity. Instead, a video should contain sufficient background information and have news value.
Its content
In the past, LiveLeak has faced controversy over the content of its videos. The service has been critical of fake news, rightwing extremism, and polarisation, and has been openly antagonistic towards content moderation. It has now launched a new service called ItemFix, which appeals to the participatory nature of the internet. The service allows users to edit and remix videos.
Although LiveLeak’s decision to terminate its service is a private decision, it does speak to the broader issue of information freedom and the politicization of content moderation on platforms. LiveLeak’s owners were responding to the growing pressure on platforms to moderate content. As such, they turned away from the more political debates about content moderation and information freedom, and embraced compliance instead.
Its founders
LiveLeak has a history that dates back to the early 2000s, when members of the founding team worked on a similar project. The site Ogrish, with the tagline “a shocking internet experience,” shut down on Halloween 2006 and users were diverted to LiveLeak. The only founder of LiveLeak who has come forward to speak publicly is Hayden Hewitt, although other members have remained anonymous since the site’s launch.
Its content policy
In response to the growing pressure on mainstream platforms to enforce stricter content policies, LiveLeak has terminated its website. While this decision is internal, it does represent a broader trend. In the face of growing pressure to moderate content, LiveLeak reacted by turning away from the politically charged debates about internet freedom and content moderation.
One example of this is the removal of videos involving beheadings. The videos were also removed from other sources, such as Syria and Iraq. In addition, the LiveLeak site has also started to adopt a more family-friendly policy. However, its users can still expect some graphic content.
