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.
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.
Reminds me of watching The God Who Wasn’t There doc - all the bloodthirstiness of the people pretending to be for “family values” - including the guy that talks about putting homosexuals to death. Because Jesus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_IjNPmIEI
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.
3rd grade. I thought it was the beginning of some kind of an invasion and was terrified it’d be coming for us soon, even though this was really far west at the time.