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LiveLeak gained notoriety in 2007 after the leaked execution of [[wikipedia:Saddam Hussein|''Saddam Hussein'']] was posted on the site, drawing attention from White House Press Secretary Tony Snow as a source for updates on active soldiers.<ref>"Mashable - LiveLeak" from Mashable is an online news and media website. Retrieved on April 11, 2023. (https://mashable.com/archive/liveleak)</ref> The site faced criticism later that year when a BBC program revealed that LiveLeak was hosting videos of street violence between children. Co-founder Hayden Hewitt refused to take down the videos, citing the site's mission to show real life as it is. LiveLeak made headlines again in 2008 for hosting Dutch politician Geert Wilders' anti-Quran film, which was temporarily taken down due to personal threats against Hewitt. In 2014, LiveLeak partnered with Ruptly for content. In 2014, an Islamic State terrorist group posted a video on [[YouTube]] and other sites showing the beheading of U.S. journalist ''[[wikipedia:James Foley|James Foley]]'', which prompted YouTube and Facebook to delete related footage and implement bans. LiveLeak's policy was updated to ban all beheading footage produced by the Islamic State, but they continued to host the original video that depicted the aftermath of Foley's execution.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140824115448/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/08/22/liveleak-bans-islamic-state-beheading-videos-after-james-foley-murder LiveLeak Bans Islamic State Beheading Videos After James Foley Murder.]" U.S. News & World Report. August 22, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014.</ref> In 2019, Australian telecom Telstra blocked access to LiveLeak, among other websites, in response to the spread of the video of the Christchurch mosque shootings. LiveLeak responded by removing uploads of the video and clarified that they did not carry it. In June 2020, LiveLeak temporarily disabled users' ability to log in and suggested videos from other sources like YouTube or Dailymotion. As of June 14, 2020, users could log in and view LiveLeak's hosted videos again. On 5 May 2021, the LiveLeak website closed and redirects to ItemFix.