LiveLeak has shut down.

[Nguyen Van Phuoc]

LiveLeak has shut down today. Any attempt to visit LiveLeak will redirect you to a site called itemfix.com. A message is given for those who are confused over the redirect:

Spoiler: LiveLeak explanation

Dear LiveLeakers,​

I'm sure you're wondering what's going on right now so it's only right and proper that you get a full explanation. Fifteen years ago we felt the project we were working on had peaked and it was time to move on, LiveLeak was born. Although it's an overused analogy the last fifteen years have been an insane rollercoaster for all involved. Highs, lows, and some rather worrying bits where it felt like we were upside down. The thing is, it's never been less than exhilarating, challenging and something we were all fully committed to. Nothing lasts forever though and – as we did all those years ago – we felt LiveLeak had achieved all that it could and it was time for us to try something new and exciting. The world has changed a lot over these last few years, the Internet alongside it, and we as people. I'm sat here 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. I hope some of you will enjoy ItemFix and find it useful and entertaining. It's 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. Sometimes it's just the right time to chart a new path. I'd like to wrap this up with thanks. Thank you to all the team past and present, the “inner circle”, the admins, the mods, the coders. You guys helped make the impossible possible for so long it's unreal. If people truly knew what you'd put into this...they probably wouldn't believe it. But I know and I can't thank you enough. To the members, the uploaders, the casual visitors, the trolls and the occasionally demented people who have been with us. You have been our constant companions and although we probably didn't get to communicate too often you're appreciated more than you realize. On a personal level you have fascinated and amused me with your content. Lastly, to those no longer with us. I still remember you. On behalf of the LiveLeak team and myself Cheers, Hayden

This really fucking sucks. Two legendary websites have shut down back to back, first Yahoo Answers then LiveLeak. The internet is becoming way too sanitized.

 

[Gone Ham]

Now where will I get my Chinese Steel worker footage?

 

[L50LasPak]

That came out of nowhere. I suppose LiveLeak isn't the only game in town anymore either.

 

[irishAzoth]

The new mascot for liveleak is great

 

[ToroidalBoat]

The internet is becoming way too sanitized.

It's Clown World.

It's Current Year.

There's no end in sight.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Now China is immortal you fools!

 

[Ita Mori]

Where am I getting my cartel executions now?

 

[Reverend]

This was a legal settlement plain and simple. These guys were sued into oblivion. Only thing that made sense. They could've sold out to some other company but decided to kill the domain. Good on them though.

 

[Not Really Here]

The top two rules are now-

SENSITIVE MEDIA
You may not post media/comments which:
1. Contain excessive violence or gory content.
2. Depict sexual violence/assault of any kind.
3. Is for advertising your “Only Fans” or similar adult service.
4. Depicts or incites suicide / self harm.



HATE CONTENT
You may not post media which:
1. Promotes hatred / harassment based on sex, gender, religion or sexuality
2. Promotes hatred / harassment for disabled or differently abled people.
3. Promotes known hate groups.
We realise you may want to post me discussing the above. We will not at any time prevent you from doing so providing you don't cross the line into incitement

They find that more important than rules 3 and 4-

CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
We have a zero tolerance policy in regards child sexual exploitation. Any media or comments promoting or linking to such material will be removed, your account removed and any information we hold being passed to the relevant authorities.


TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM
ItemFix will not allow media which:
1. Promotes terrorist activity
2. Promotes activities which could lead to serious injury or death.
3. Promote activities leading to the destruction of property.
4. Promotes known terrorist groups.
Source

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Liveleak and WorldStarHipHop were my first ventures to livestream fails and REKT content. The fact that they were around for 15 years was insane enough to begin with, but it just won’t be the same without them.

Where am I getting my cartel executions now?

I read that websites like Kaotic, theync, CrazyShit and DocumentingReality still exist. Just don’t share them too much with people offline, though.

 

[Smug Cat]

So itemfix looks like a video uploading service so it's similar to liveleak except:
Itemfix FAQ and TOS (A)

SENSITIVE MEDIA
You may not post media/comments which:
1. Contain excessive violence or gory content.
2. Depict sexual violence/assault of any kind.
3. Is for advertising your “Only Fans” or similar adult service.
4. Depicts or incites suicide / self harm.

HATE CONTENT
You may not post media which:
1. Promotes hatred / harassment based on sex, gender, religion or sexuality
2. Promotes hatred / harassment for disabled or differently abled people.
3. Promotes known hate groups.
We realise you may want to post me discussing the above. We will not at any time prevent you from doing so providing you don't cross the line into incitement.

So pozzed liveleak I guess.

 

[Product Placement]

Not giving people any time to downloaad shit from it

 

[Megaroad 2012]

Where am I getting my cartel executions now?

ync.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

So itemfix looks like a video uploading service so it's similar to liveleak except:
Itemfix FAQ and TOS (A)

So pozzed liveleak I guess.

If I remember before, LiveLeak actually shut down their comments section due to the aftermath of the Christchurch situation. There was still some NSFW content on there, but the TOS was changed dramatically.

 

[Ahriman]

So itemfix looks like a video uploading service so it's similar to liveleak except:
Itemfix FAQ and TOS (A)

So pozzed liveleak I guess.

In all fairness, I wish them good luck. Hell, I wish their new platform picks up some steam and hopefully it becomes the next Youtoob.

At this point, we could use some virtual competition.

 

[All Cops Are Based]

Wishing all the boomers who made dadjokes about people dying in the comments the best in their new phase of life.

 

[knobslobbin]

fuck liveleak, they were deleting all kinds of videos towards the end and trying to penalize ppl for saying nigger in the comments. Nigger is protected speech!

 

[Just Dont]

Fuck!

Where will I find my murder/death porn now?!

 

[Articuno4]

Damn, that seriously sucks. If it hadn't come totally out of nowhere there could have been time for people to archive everything too (ArchiveTeam are always on cases like this, but even they can't do anything about masses of data being wiped with zero notice)

 

[Bongocat]

The top two rules are now-

SENSITIVE MEDIA
You may not post media/comments which:
1. Contain excessive violence or gory content.
2. Depict sexual violence/assault of any kind.
3. Is for advertising your “Only Fans” or similar adult service.
4. Depicts or incites suicide / self harm.



HATE CONTENT
You may not post media which:
1. Promotes hatred / harassment based on sex, gender, religion or sexuality
2. Promotes hatred / harassment for disabled or differently abled people.
3. Promotes known hate groups.
We realise you may want to post me discussing the above. We will not at any time prevent you from doing so providing you don't cross the line into incitement

They find that more important than rules 3 and 4-

CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
We have a zero tolerance policy in regards child sexual exploitation. Any media or comments promoting or linking to such material will be removed, your account removed and any information we hold being passed to the relevant authorities.


TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM
ItemFix will not allow media which:
1. Promotes terrorist activity
2. Promotes activities which could lead to serious injury or death.
3. Promote activities leading to the destruction of property.
4. Promotes known terrorist groups.
Source

so just literally every other video hosting site on the entire internet then