Ogrish.com
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About This Shock Site
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Ogrish.com was one of the earliest shock sites that hosted uncensored and graphic content, similar to Rotten.com. Established in 2000, it featured videos of accidents, war, and uncensored news, along with footage of gore.
Background and History[edit | edit source]
In 2005, access to Ogrish.com was blocked by several internet service providers across different countries. Later that year, the Zippocat video was posted on Ogrish.org, which caused controversy and was eventually removed from the site. However, a YTMND site featuring the video and music from the game DOOM was created, which led to the creation of the NEDM meme. On April 21, 2006, Ogrish.com transitioned from a "gore" website to an "uncensored news" website and introduced a podcast service. In the same year, Ogrish.com introduced a podcast service DJed by Shawn Wasson and added a new forum section called Underground Media, where members can choose to view more images and videos. The website derives its name from the archaic word "ogrish", meaning "like an ogre". Occasionally, the website goes down and resurfaces under the names ogrish.co and ogrish.tv.[1]
The site displayed numerous graphic videos of violent incidents, often without obtaining consent from the families of those depicted, resulting in controversial debates over the rights of individuals in the images. One example occurred in 2002, when Ogrish posted graphic footage of the jumpers from the September 11 attacks. The site also faced backlash in 2004 when it shared the execution video of Kim Sun-il, leading to hacking attacks from Koreans.[2] In 2005, the German internet watchdog group Jugendschutz.net contacted Level 3, the local telecommunications company, resulting in Ogrish's IP address being blocked in Germany due to violations of German legislation that mandates age verification for access to adult content. This block affected many other countries outside of Germany that connect through the blocked Level 3 connection, such as the Netherlands, France, Poland, Italy, and Switzerland.[3] In 2006, Ogrish.com updated its design to a faster-loading and less graphic-intensive layout, replacing its "Flame/Lame/Hate" section with "The Ogrish Zoo" which prohibited racial slurs. However, this change was quickly abandoned, and "The Underground," a private member group, was implemented instead.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions." Ogrish.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061023065518/http://www.ogrish.com/faq.html.
- ↑ Chosun Ilbo. "Naver Founder in Police Custody." English Chosun. June 23, 2004. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200406/200406230055.html.
- ↑ http://www.fitug.de/debate/0508/msg00037.html "Re: Beispiele für deutsches Recht, das Provider zur Identifizierung von Nutzern zwingt?". fitug.de. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
Links[edit | edit source]
NOTE: The following shock site contains extremely graphic content!
- web.archive.org/web/20060101052013/ogrish.com
- web.archive.org/web/20110712115640/ogrish.co
- web.archive.org/web/20090301012600/ogrish.tv
- web.archive.org/web/20190524014555/liveleak.com
