Video sharing service 'LiveLeak' where many shocking images were uploaded ended

It was announced that 'LiveLeak, ' a video sharing service centered on a number of shocking images such as accidents, disasters, and crimes, has ended in 15 years of history.

Dear Live Leakers,

'LiveLeak' is a video sharing service started by Hayden Hewitt and others in 2006, a year behind YouTube. Along with 'Ogrish,' which was later integrated on the brothers' site, it was characterized by the fact that images related to traffic accidents, disasters, and crimes, such as shocking things and images that could be described as grotesque, were shared without being deleted. ..

In the announcement of the end, Mr. Hewitt said that he opened LiveLeak in 2006 thinking that 'the time has come to move on' and that he has spent 15 years like a roller coaster for all concerned. However, 'I feel it's time to do everything I can and try new and exciting things,' he said, saying he was the one who came to the end of LiveLeak.

Finally, Mr. Hewitt thanked not only the members of LiveLeak, but also those who were uploading videos, those who were watching videos, and 'vandalism'.

In addition, 'liveleak.com' has already been transferred to a site called 'ItemFix' newly operated by Mr. Hewitt. ItemFix is described as 'social video factory' and has channels such as 'viral', 'meme', and 'news', so it seems to be a video sharing service without shocking elements, but the details are unknown.