LiveLeak
2006–2021 UK-based video sharing website / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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LiveLeak was a British video sharing website, headquartered in London. The site was founded on 31 October 2006, in part by the team behind the Ogrish.com shock site which closed on the same day.[2] LiveLeak aimed to freely host real footage of politics, war, and many other world events and to encourage and foster a culture of citizen journalism.[5][6]
Quick Facts Type of site, Founded ...
Type of site | Video sharing |
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Founded | 31 October 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-31)[1][2] |
Dissolved | 5 May 2021; 3 years ago (2021-05-05)[3] |
Headquarters | London , United Kingdom[4] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | None |
Founder(s) | Various co-founders including Hayden Hewitt[2] |
URL | www (redirects to www |
Commercial | no |
Current status | Defunct/Inactive |
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It was shut down on 5 May 2021. The URL was changed to redirect to ItemFix, another video sharing site.[3][7]