{"id":"1792711942533-news-segment","slug":"germany-blocks-gore-site-nationwide","title":"Germany Blocks Gore Site Nationwide","summary":"Germany's Bavarian media regulator issued a DNS block order against watchpeopledie.tv, requiring internet providers to block access nationwide. The site hosts gore and violent death videos, including terrorist attacks and mass killings.\n\nGerman authorities cited protection of minors and violent content. Earlier versions were banned in Germany in 2017.\n\nIn October 2026, Bavaria's media regulator (BLM) ordered DNS blocks on WatchPeopleDie across Germany over violent content harmful to minors.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:32:22.533Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: In October 2026, Bavaria's media regulator (BLM) ordered DNS blocks on WatchPeopleDie across Germany over violent content harmful to minors.\nSource: watchpeoplelive.tv thread cited in search results; BLM order as described there POST 2113411809768337692: NOCLAIM POST 2113411796488819142: NOCLAIM POST 2113411 (https://x.com/JakeFitzsimons_/status/2113411761072230494)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"In October 2026, Bavaria's media regulator (BLM) ordered DNS blocks on WatchPeopleDie across Germany over violent content harmful to minors.","sourceName":"watchpeoplelive.tv thread cited in search results; BLM order as described there POST 2113411809768337692: NOCLAIM POST 2113411796488819142: NOCLAIM POST 2113411","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/JakeFitzsimons_/status/2113411761072230494","claim":"The German government today enacted a nationwide ban on access to to WatchPeopleDie, the most popular and professional ran gore/snuff film website with even its own companion app. I can attest to its very high quality UI. This perhaps has to due with Manuel Otto, German","author":"Jake Fitzsimons (@JakeFitzsimons_)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/JakeFitzsimons_/status/2113411761072230494","name":"watchpeoplelive.tv thread cited in search results; BLM order as described there POST 2113411809768337692: NOCLAIM POST 2113411796488819142: NOCLAIM POST 2113411","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Jake Fitzsimons (@JakeFitzsimons_)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792711942533-news-segment-germany-blocks-gore-site-nationwide","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792711942533-news-segment-germany-blocks-gore-site-nationwide","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792711942533-news-segment-germany-blocks-gore-site-nationwide and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Bavaria just shut down one of the most popular gore sites on the internet."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Which one?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"WatchPeopleDie. A site that streams videos of actual deaths, terrorist attacks, mass killings. Bavaria's media regulator ordered DNS blocks, so German internet providers have to cut off access."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And they're framing it as protecting minors."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the official line. Same justification they used when they banned an earlier version of the site back in 2017."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Look, I have zero sympathy for a platform that profits off snuff. But a DNS block is basically digital whack-a-mole. People who want this will just use a VPN or find a mirror."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And that's the argument every time: don't bother because you can't get everyone. But Germany's actually been pretty consistent about this. They go after the content, they pressure the infrastructure."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the guy who posted about it on X described the site's 'very high quality UI.' That's the detail that stays with you. He's out here reviewing the interface of a death site."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Jake Fitzsimons. Marketing manager for the macabre."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I will say, the forum users are already comparing notes on which German states are seeing blocks and which VPNs still work. So the ban is... effective, until it isn't."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Which is the whole problem. You block DNS, they add a new domain. You block the new domain, they move to a different host."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Here's what I think is actually being said: Germany is drawing a line. It's not perfect, but it says this stuff isn't normal."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's fair. And given what's on there, I'm not gonna defend its right to exist."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Right? Some content isn't a free speech question. It's just harm."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Meanwhile, Insider Paper is reporting North Korea got hit with a widespread internet blackout."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And that's a claim we can't verify. State websites go dark in North Korea for all kinds of reasons, and there's no independent confirmation of a massive outage. It might be real, but we don't know."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Still, if it's true, it's a rare glimpse into the most isolated network on Earth."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And by rare, you mean basically impossible to confirm. That's the thing about North Korea."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world entirely. Now, on the political side, Zach Dembo—a Kentucky candidate—posted that gas and diesel prices have skyrocketed because of the Iran situation."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Wait. Are we in a war with Iran now?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"There's no confirmed ongoing U.S.-Iran war in our reporting. What Dembo is doing is running on the fear, not the facts."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's the problem. You get a candidate saying vote for me to end a war that isn't actually happening. And gas prices—those have plenty of causes, but they're a convenient villain."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And the people who retweet it don't check. It's the same energy as that 'AMERICA FIRST CHAT' post about Fuentes blaming Susie Wiles. Just noise."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Nick Fuentes blaming a former White House chief of staff. Never heard that before."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's all a circular firing squad on the right. They can't even decide who's the villain."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And meanwhile, actual serious stuff—like Germany's block on a death site—gets treated as a tech story, and a candidate's misinformation about a phantom war goes unchecked."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's exactly my point! We spend all this time debating who 'bought' Fuentes when a guy running for office is telling voters the sky is falling over oil."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But is it wrong because it's a lie, or is it wrong because it's politically convenient?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's wrong because it's a lie! The war claim isn't confirmed. You can't build a campaign on vibes and whispers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"People do it every day, Brian. That's why we're here."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Then call it out when it's this specific. Dembo doesn't just say 'gas is high'—he says the war caused it, and electing him ends it. That's a fantasy."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And if we're being honest, the post got what it wanted. We're talking about him right now."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Guilty as charged. But at least we're talking about the lie, not the talking point."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's the job. Check the claim, keep the conversation honest."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Quick break. When we come back, more on what people are actually posting—and what's actually true."}]}