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[[File:Bait and switch.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The ''bait-and-switch'' technique consists of misleading a person into clicking a link by telling them erroneous information.]] | [[File:Bait and switch.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The ''bait-and-switch'' technique consists of misleading a person into clicking a link by telling them erroneous information.]] | ||
'''Shock sites''', also known as ''' | '''Shock sites''', also known as '''shock media''''','' or '''shockers''', are any piece of media on the internet that use disturbing content, commonly [[:Category:Pornography|pornography]], [[:Category:Gore|gore]], and other [[:Category:Graphic content|graphic imagery]] to shock viewer(s). Just like traditional [[screamer]]s, shock sites have a goal to shock their viewers with unexpected content. Some good examples of shock sites are [[2 Girls 1 Cup]], [[Jarsquatter]], [[1 Lunatic 1 Ice Pick]], [[Kekma.net]], and [[Goatse]]. These websites have gained a high level of popularity and are often used as a way to prank people. The first shock site ever created was [[Rotten.com]], a website that featured pictures of dead people, disgusting diseases, deformed bodies, and a lot more. In addition, the website was also the first gore site ever created. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1996, [[Rotten.com]] was registered by Thomas E. Dell (Soylent) after he wrote a program that could guess domains with one word, and "Rotten" was one of the unclaimed words. Rotten.com hosted a gallery of gore videos and images.<ref>Wofford, T. (2017, November 29). [https://theoutline.com/post/2549/rotten-com-is-offline "Rotten.com Is Offline"]. The Outline.</ref> One file submitted, "motorcyle.jpg", concerned many people and resulted in tons of emails being sent to the creator. The file name suggests that it may have been a motorcycle accident, although the website claimed it was likely an "''attempted shotgun suicide''".<ref>web.archive.org/web/20050516235424/rotten.com/FAQ/</ref> | In 1996, [[Rotten.com]] was registered by Thomas E. Dell (Soylent) after he wrote a program that could guess domains with one word, and "Rotten" was one of the unclaimed words. Rotten.com hosted a gallery of gore videos and images.<ref>Wofford, T. (2017, November 29). [https://theoutline.com/post/2549/rotten-com-is-offline "Rotten.com Is Offline"]. The Outline.</ref> One file submitted, "motorcyle.jpg", concerned many people and resulted in tons of emails being sent to the creator. The file name suggests that it may have been a motorcycle accident, although the website claimed it was likely an "''attempted shotgun suicide''".<ref>web.archive.org/web/20050516235424/rotten.com/FAQ/</ref> | ||
