The title only mentions YouTube, Meta, and Twitch but the body of the article mentions that Kick, TikTok, and X (Formally Twitter) also. With Kick and TikTok saying that a livestream of an execution would violate their policies but with X (formally Twitter) being with YouTube, Meta, and Twitch in saying that they won’t say whether they will or not.
They will.
And people will pay to advertise around it. Society is fucked.
Guys Im starting to think they dont care about the kids
I’ll be uploading charlie kirks death with clown music in the background.
I remember all the hand wringing in the govt decades ago about media violence and video game violence and violent lyrics because “what about the children!?”
And now the govt is going to publicly livestream an execution?
And how many right wing parents will justify this because “these are criminals and murderers who deserve it!”
Makes my head hurt.
Wonder if there will be age verification required since that’s so en vogue now.
He’ll issue a completely unenforceable executive order demanding it be shown live in every classroom in America. Half of the schools in the country will comply.
it’s gonna traumatize the fuck out of every kid who watches it just like 9/11 and LiveLeak did, so honestly go ahead. I hope he slaps his name all over it too so they know who’s responsible.
8th grade English class. I was in 8th grade English class.
Just bring back LiveLeak for the occasion.
A world of social media that created the word “unalive” to avoid triggering an algorithm that would bury content using the word “dead” is oscillating about a middle eastern style live execution by firing squad. Somehow, silence is the answer.
Second point. The quality of this idea reads like something a guy tripping on stimulants would think a brilliant idea.
Historically, drug addicts into depressive types of drugs like alcohol, heroin, or fentanyl will chase their drug of choice with cocaine to lessen the depressive effect.
A world of social media that created the word “unalive” to avoid triggering an algorithm that would bury content using the word “dead” is oscillating about a middle eastern style live execution by firing squad. Somehow, silence is the answer.
Cause the U.S. government doesn’t need to appease the algorithm. It’s the peasants that do.
They will stream it. They’re just waiting until the last minute to announce it to minimalize the outrage.
Um… did they do the isus beheading videos?
How very 3rd world of us America.
Ah, I remember the days of YouTube where you could find explicit porn clips.
Executions yes, titties no. 'Murica.
So they’ll only cave in if asked or threatened. Got it.
They haven’t run the focus groups to determine if the publicity is more or less than the inevitable boycott.
