It was founded on 31 october 2006, in part by the team behind ogrish.com, a shock site that closed on the same day In a post on her blog, liveleak founder hayden hewitt didn't give a clear reason for the site's shutdown, saying. [2] liveleak aimed to freely host real footage of politics, war and many other world events and to encourage citizen journalism, although it later became known for hosting videos with gore and extreme violence.
LiveLeak is finally dead after 15 years | Mashable
Infamous video sharing website liveleak is dead, shutting down on wednesday after 15 years of nightmare fuel and trauma
Sorry if you wanted to see a brutal murder for some reason
What's going on with liveleak The british video sharing website liveleak has been closed down after 15 years of existence The founder hayden hewit announced the site's closure on twitter and revealed a new project. The site was infamous for hosting explicit and violent content, including executions.
Without liveleak, other websites will pop up to take its place, and there is little doubt that liveleak's users will flood to the next similar offering In place of liveleak, hewitt is launching a new video streaming site called itemfix that will ban excessive violence or gory content, seeking a move away from disturbing and disgusting content. Liveleak, a video site known for hosting gruesome footage that mainstream rivals would not touch, has now shut down after 15 years in operation. Video site liveleak, best known for hosting gruesome footage that its rivals would never publish, has shut down after fifteen years in business
