As the investigation made national headlines, the footage found its way onto burgeoning shock sites like Meatspin , Rotten.com , and Efukt . In an era before sophisticated social media algorithms and strict content moderation, these videos were shared via peer-to-peer networks, IRC chats, and early message boards like 4chan.
The "appeal"—if it can be called that—was rooted in . For young internet users, "surviving" the video became a morbid rite of passage. It wasn't about the content itself, but the reaction it elicited. "Reaction videos" (where users filmed themselves or friends watching the clip for the first time) became one of the first major genres of YouTube content, helping the legend of the video grow even among those who never actually saw the footage. Legal and Social Aftermath 2 men 1 horse
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