LiveLeak
LiveLeak is a UK- based video portal , technically comparable to YouTube . The slogan is "Redefining the media" (German: redefine media ). The portal was founded in October 2006 as the successor to the Ogrish.com website .
Content
The portal relies on free political expression and is less restrictive than comparable portals. In practice, this means that videos are also permitted that would be banned on other platforms, for example because of particularly brutal content, for example also films of executions, terrorist attacks, etc. Often it is precisely this content that is particularly widespread they are rarely shown anywhere else. In terms of content, current affairs, in particular political events, catastrophes and war events are discussed. For the first time, the portal attracted worldwide attention with the publication of a video of the execution of Saddam Hussein . LiveLeak gained popularity in Germany with the video of an Airbus aircraft attempting to land during hurricane Emma at Hamburg Airport.
Your Say
Your Say is a part of LiveLeak that allows users to upload uncensored videos they have created themselves, similar to a vlog . In contrast to YouTube , these vlogs on LiveLeak have a stronger political orientation and are known for the fact that the authors formulate their points of view in a much more pointed and harsh manner. In contrast to many other vlogging websites, LiveLeak shows the most recently uploaded material first in the overview list.
Fitna
On March 27, 2008, Geert Wilders released his Islam-critical short film Fitna in two versions on LiveLeak after no television station had found itself ready to broadcast. The 15-minute film sparked international discussions even before it went online and was viewed over a million times within an hour. The following day, the company said the film was removed and replaced with an official statement following serious threats out of concern for the lives of its employees. A few days later, Fitna was made available again at LiveLeak.
criticism
LiveLeak is controversial because of the sometimes brutal and shocking footage. Its predecessor, Ogrish, attracted attention mainly through video contributions about war atrocities, crimes and car accidents. In the UK, LiveLeak caused heavy criticism in the summer of 2007, according to BBC One's Panorama TV magazine , after cell phone videos were published of fights between eleven and twelve year old children. Co-founder Hayden Hewitt refused to take violent videos from the website and justified this with the words: "All these things happen, this is real life and we will show it." The portal is also used by soldiers in crisis areas, thus circumventing the censorship of the military. Hewitt said: "This teaches our generation and the younger generations that war is real". Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair cited LiveLeak as an example of a counterweight to the mass media in the Internet age.
Partnerships
On March 24, 2014 LiveLeak and Ruptly announced a partnership.
Web links
Single receipts
- ↑ LiveLeak.com: Hamburg - A320 nearly crashed during crosswind approach
- ^ Spiegel Online: Video hostile to the Koran published - Protest against right-wing populist Wilders
- ↑ Welt Online: Website takes anti-Islam film from the net
- ^ Anti-Islam propaganda: Wilders film is online again . ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The time of March 31, 2008
- ↑ BBC: Panorama: Children's Fight Club
- ↑ BBC: Web child fight videos criticized
- ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung: Liveleak shows everything ( Memento from April 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), from March 29, 2008
- ↑ Focus: Video portal for everything extreme
- ↑ PRLog: Ruptly Video News Agency and LiveLeak.com announce content partnership
