Editing Shock site (section)

== History ==
There have been several shock galleries that have launched and shut down. [[Rotten.com]] hosted murder videos and images of deceased people,<ref name=":22" /> and brandished the motto "Pure Evil Since 1996".<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Snuff : real death and screen media|others=Jackson, Neil, 1968-, Kimber, Shaun,, Walker, Johnny, 1987-, Watson, Thomas Joseph, 1987-|isbn=9781628921120|location=New York|oclc=886489355|date = 2016-01-28}}</ref> During their operation, the owners of Rotten.com launched [[Rotten.com|several new sites]], one of which was Shockumentary.com in 2006. Shockumentary.com was created to sell [[mondo film]]s like ''[[Traces of Death]]'' (1993).<ref name=":2" /> [[Ogrish.com]], which was established in 2000, hosted "mutilated corpses, car accidents, burn victims, [[congenital malformation]]s and other grotesqueries".<ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/2014/10/10/murder-mayhem-and-evolution-website-liveleak-273963.html|title=Murder, Mayhem and the Evolution of Website LiveLeak|first=Cole|last= Stryker |date=2014-09-30|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> Ogrish.com's reputation rested on its publication of gore media from [[terrorists]] and war.<ref name=":42" /> In 2006, Ogrish.com was rebranded as [[LiveLeak|Liveleak.com]].<ref name=":42"/> [[Bestgore.com]], established in 2008 by Mark Marek, was notorious for its extremely graphic content, such as photos and videos of murders, suicides and violent accidents with an estimated 15–20 million monthly visits during its operation.<ref name="Global News">{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/723495/police-charge-edmonton-gore-site-owner-in-magnotta-video-investigation/|title=Edmonton gore site owner charged in Magnotta video investigation released on bail|date=18 July 2013|work=Global News|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref> Marek pleaded guilty and was given a six-month [[Conditional sentence (Canada)|conditional sentence]] for his role in a case where he was accused of corrupting public morals in [[Alberta, Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/marek-trial-opens-1.3416408|title=Mark Marek, who posted Magnotta murder video, pleads guilty to corrupting morals|last1=Reith|first1=Terry|date=25 January 2016|access-date=6 April 2016|publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada}}</ref> Some shock galleries, however, established more specific niches. In the early 2000s, the site [[Necrobabes]] hosted images of women pretending to be dead,<ref>[http://www.trashcity.org/ARTICLES/DEATH.HTM Death Becomes Her] - Article in Trash City {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223246/http://www.trashcity.org/ARTICLES/DEATH.HTM|date=27 September 2007}}</ref> while the sites Cannibal Café and Gourmet tailored themselves to would-be [[Human cannibalism|cannibals]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/beyond-hannibal-80761.html|title=Beyond Hannibal|date=November 20, 2003|work=The Independent}}</ref> The latter sites gained attention in 2003 when [[Armin Meiwes]], an aspiring cannibal, used the sites to connect with Jürgen Brandes, a man who desired to be eaten.<ref name=":7" /> Additionally, [[Graham Coutts]] visited Necrobabes, Rapepassion, Violentpleasure, and Hangingbitches frequently before strangling teacher [[Murder of Jane Longhurst|Jane Longhurst]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1453477/I-have-got-an-awful-feeling-I-will-strangle-a-woman.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1453477/I-have-got-an-awful-feeling-I-will-strangle-a-woman.html |archive-date=2022-01-11 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=I have got an awful feeling I will strangle a woman|last=Sapsted|first=David|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2004-02-05|access-date=2019-10-14|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

There have also been several individual videos that received viral attention. [[Goatse.cx|Goatse]]<ref name="scotsman2">{{Cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/lazyguidetonetculture/Lazy-Guide-to-Net-Culture.2535852.jp|title=Lazy Guide to Net Culture: NSFW|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Stewart|date=2004-06-09|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|location=Edinburgh}}</ref><ref name="The Hands of God2">{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/godhands.asp|title=The Hands of God|date=15 June 2007|website=[[Snopes.com]]|access-date=2009-08-03}}</ref> was one of the earliest and best-known shock sites, featuring an image of a man stretching his [[Human anus|anus]] with his hands.<ref name="scotsman2" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Goatse.cx; Distended?|last=Kumar|first=Pawan|date=2008-11-11|publisher=Yaziyo News}}</ref> The site featured a page devoted to fan-submitted artwork and tributes to the site.<ref name="scotsman2" /><ref name="The Hands of God2" /> The site was shut down in 2004; however, various [[Mirror site|mirror sites]] featuring the image still exist.<ref name="Russian mirror2">{{cite web|url=http://goatse.ru/|title=goatse.ru|access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref> In 2012, it was resurrected as an e-mail service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2012/11/how-goatse-cx-went-from-shock-site-to-webmail-service/|title=How goatse.cx went from shock site to webmail service|last=Hutchinson|first=Lee|date=2012-11-19|work=[[Ars Technica]]|access-date=2014-11-02}}</ref> In 2008, the [[Dnepropetrovsk maniacs]] posted the graphic murder video "3 Guys 1 Hammer".<ref name=":0" /> This was followed years later by Eric Clinton Kirk Newman's (known now as Luka Rocco Magnotta) video "1 Lunatic 1 Icepick" in 2012—a video of Newman [[murder of Jun Lin|murdering Chinese student Jun Lin]] that contained dismemberment, cannibalism, and [[necrophilia]], and was posted on Bestgore.com.<ref name=":0" /> Newman also shared a video one year prior of him using a vacuum and plastic bag to suffocate two [[kitten]]s to the song "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)|Happy Xmas (War is Over)]]" by [[John Lennon]] to several gore sites.<ref name=":0" /> Meatspin is a shock site containing a looping video (set playing to "[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]" by [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]]) of two people engaging in anal sex, while the penis of the receiving partner swings in a circle endlessly.  Although frequently reported to be [[gay pornography]], it has been mentioned that the clip was derived from a [[transgender pornography]] film. A counter keeps track of how many "spins" the viewer has watched.<ref name="Moore">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/never-google-these-phrases|title=9 Seemingly Innocent Phrases You Should Never, Ever Google at Work|last=Moore|first=Jack|website=GQ|date=February 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref><ref name="Hartley-Parkinson">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/04/jimmys-o2-meatspin_n_6612652.html|title=Gay Porn On O2 Restaurant Booking Screen Leaves Diner Feeling Sick|last=Hartley-Parkinson|first=Richard|website=Huffington Post|date=4 February 2015|language=en-UK|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref> In 2013, a student at [[Florida State University]] hacked the wireless network of his campus and redirected all traffic to Meatspin.<ref name="Munzenrieder">{{Cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/fsu-campus-wi-fi-users-redirected-to-meat-spin-shock-site-by-hacker-6528517|title=FSU Campus Wi-Fi Users Redirected to "Meat Spin" Shock Site by Hacker|last=Munzenrieder|first=Kyle|website=[[Miami New Times]]|access-date=2016-04-06}}</ref><ref name="Zimmerman">{{Cite web|url=http://gawker.com/5990105/florida-state-student-faces-felony-charges-for-redirecting-schools-wifi-users-to-infamous-shock-site|title=Florida State Student Faces Felony Charges for Redirecting School's Wifi Users to Infamous Shock Site|last=Zimmerman|first=Neetzan|website=Gawker|date=12 March 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-06}}</ref> In 2015, consternation followed when a family restaurant played the website in front of young children.<ref name="Hartley-ParkinsonRichard Hartley-Parkinson">{{Cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/03/family-saw-hardcore-gay-porn-playing-on-restaurant-computer-5047875/|title=Family saw hardcore gay porn playing on restaurant computer|last=Hartley-ParkinsonRichard Hartley-Parkinson|first=Richard|website=Metro|date=3 February 2015|language=en-UK|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref><ref name="Hartley-Parkinson" /> In 2016, the website was played on a public digital billboard in [[Sweden]], resulting in international media attention.<ref name="Barrell">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/malmo-porn-billboard-bus-stop-advert-meatspin_uk_57308ea8e4b0ade291a23609|title=Meatspin Porn Website Somehow Ends Up On Bus Stop In Malmö, Sweden|last=Barrell|first=Ryan|website=Huffington Post|date=9 May 2016|language=en-UK|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techworm.net/2016/05/someone-hacked-billboard-malmo-sweden-show-hardcore-porn.html|title=Someone hacked a billboard in Malmo, Sweden to show hardcore porn|last=Prabhu|first=Vijay|website=Techworm|date=9 May 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-27|archive-date=2021-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118044653/https://www.techworm.net/2016/05/someone-hacked-billboard-malmo-sweden-show-hardcore-porn.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Samuelson">{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/reklamskylt-visade-grov-porr-pa-stationen/|title=Reklamskylt visade grov porr på stationen|last=Samuelson|first=Fredrik|website=Expressen|date=8 May 2016 |language=sv|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/billboard-hijacked-porn-sweden/1394111|title=Billboard hijacked with porn in Sweden|last=Oakes|first=Omar|website=Campaign|language=en-UK|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref> An advertising industry website documenting this incident referred to it as creating Swedish MeatSpin.<ref>https://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/05/12/america-bud-puppy-lyst-swedish-meatspin-johns-weird-week</ref> The site first went live on March 10, 2005. John-Michael Bond of ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' stated that to an extent, "casual [[homophobia]]" of the 2000s helped popularize Meatspin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/meatspin-meme/|title=Revisiting Meatspin, the NSFW site that shocked a generation|author=Bond, John-Michael|date=2017-02-03|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>