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==1990s== | |||
*In 1990, [[NightMare]], the first-ever screamer [[software]] was released on Amiga computers, loading an image of a skull every five minutes along with a loud scream; possibly the pioneer for screamer videos today. | |||
*On December 6, 1994, [[BMEZine]] was launched as a body modification [[website]] by Canadian writer and artist Shannon Larratt. | |||
In mid-1996, [[Jumyou Ga Chijimaru]] was created by [[Kowloon Kurosawa|Yoshihisa "Kowloon" Kurosawa]]. | |||
In 1996, [[Rotten.com]], the world's first shock site, launched. Additionally, insurgents in Chechnya filmed the [[ChechClear|murder of a Russian soldier]] which circulated with the file name ''chechclear.asf''. | |||
In 1997, an early VHS version of the [[BME Pain Olympics]] was created. Also in 1997, the [[Goatse]] image appeared as one of 40 images of a man named Kirk Johnson shared among the internet's gay porn community. A hacker group called the "Hick crew" acquired the collection and used one of the images, Johnson's stretched anus, to prank unsuspecting internet users. A hacker and Hick associate named Merl1n registered the domain Goatse.cx and used it to distribute the image more widely. | |||
On September 12th, 1996, Ricardo Lopez recorded his [[Ricardo López's Suicide|final tape]] from his video diary, where he triggers the revolver in his head and collapses on the floor after sending a letter bomb to Icelandic singer [[wikipedia:Björk|Björk]]. | |||
*[[Adobe Flash]] was released in 1996, providing a platform for creating and sharing digital content. | |||
In 1999, [[Frau1.exe]] was considered the first screamer [[game]] created as a trojan. Additionally in 1999, [[Albino Blacksheep]] was created initially as a personal platform for Steven Lerner's creations, but evolved into hosting user-generated content. Tekzone.net was also created as another platform for user-generated content on November 29, 1999, which later became the infamous [[TekZoned]] website. | |||