{{WP:Reliable sources/Perennial sources/Header}} {{WP:RSPNutshell|gu|shortcut=}} {{Infobox source reliability | type = website | shortcut = | status = gu | last = 2019 | domain1 = liveleak.com }} {{WP:RSPIntro|LiveLeak}} __TOC__ == Summary == Due to persistent abuse, LiveLeak is on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links must be [[WT:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. LiveLeak was an [[online video platform]] that hosted [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]]. Many of the videos on LiveLeak are [[WP:CV|copyright violations]], and should not be linked to per [[WP:COPYLINK]]. The use of LiveLeak as a [[WP:PRIMARY|primary source]] is questionable in most cases, as the provenance of most of the videos is unclear. LiveLeak shut down in May 2021; website content is no longer accessible unless archived.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424356/liveleak-shock-site-shuts-down-itemfix|title=LiveLeak, the internet's font of gore and violence, has shut down|first=James|last=Vincent|website=The Verge|date=May 7, 2021|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515070233/https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424356/liveleak-shock-site-shuts-down-itemfix|archive-date=May 15, 2021|url-status=live}} == Excerpt == {{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[LiveLeak]]:}}
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=== Recency === {{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2019|table=no}} === Rfcs === ''No Rfcs for this source.'' ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== == Original table row for comparison == ''(remove this when this source page is ready to go live)'' {{Wikipedia:RSPTableHeader}} |- class="s-b" id="LiveLeak" | [[LiveLeak]] | {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu|b=y}} | {{sbll|December 2019|liveleak.com|2019}} | {{WP:RSPLAST|2019|stale=n}} | Due to persistent abuse, LiveLeak is on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links must be [[WT:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. LiveLeak was an [[online video platform]] that hosted [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]]. Many of the videos on LiveLeak are [[WP:CV|copyright violations]], and should not be linked to per [[WP:COPYLINK]]. The use of LiveLeak as a [[WP:PRIMARY|primary source]] is questionable in most cases, as the provenance of most of the videos is unclear. LiveLeak shut down in May 2021; website content is no longer accessible unless archived.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424356/liveleak-shock-site-shuts-down-itemfix|title=LiveLeak, the internet's font of gore and violence, has shut down|first=James|last=Vincent|website=The Verge|date=May 7, 2021|access-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515070233/https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424356/liveleak-shock-site-shuts-down-itemfix|archive-date=May 15, 2021|url-status=live}} | {{WP:RSPUSES|liveleak.com}} |}