Meetshow was created in response to how easily violent content can be accessed online - and how it's often used today as a form of entertainment.
This project begins as MeatShow - a site that mimics real gore websites where violence, death, and human suffering are consumed for entertainment. The experience includes face-mapping which shifts the perspective - reminding the viewer that they are not just a passive observer, but an active participant in the system.
No data is collected. Face-mapping happens entirely in the user's browser. To avoid ethical concerns, all thumbnail images are AI-generated, but the titles are real, taken from currently active gore websites as of 2025.
While researchers don't fully agree on the impact of consuming violent content, it would be naive to think it has no effect on the human brain. Following studies suggest that exposure to graphic content can lead to various psychological changes.
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The Censorship Dilemma
Emotional strength through exposure?
Consent and Human Dignity
Who is responsible?
How common is exposure to real-life violent content online? More and more people, especially young viewers, come across it, often without warning. While research is limited, available statistics show what types of content are seen, where, and how often.
Research by The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) reveals 70% of teens have encountered real-life violence on social media
To dive deeper into this topic, I created a questionnaire about real-life graphic content. It was completed by 70 people who have seen violent content online.
60 responders - How did you come across real-life violent, graphic content online? (Multiple answer question)
Through social media
By accident
Shared by others
Through certain websites
Through news or documentaries
Searched for it myself
It's easy to forget that behind violent videos are real people with families, lives, and stories. This section focuses on the victims whose lives were exploited and the viewers who were impacted by what they saw.
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When I was a teenager and in a very vulnerable mental state, my friend shared with me that they were watching gore online. It made me curious so I asked them to show me. When they did, I was shocked that not only things such as shown there are happening in the world, but also that there are people filming them and deciding to post it. I felt sick to my stomach. Not long after this, my friend shot themselves. I wondered if gore was part of the reason so I visited the website again, but it did not feel as sickening to me anymore as before. It made me feel uneasy but also kind of comforted that those were just bodies and all those people whose lives brutually ended can rest in peace now. I kept visiting it from time to time until the website got banned.
23 year old woman
Who they were beyond the graphic videos
Ronnie Mcnutt, 2020
Bianca Devins, 2019
Jun Lin, 2012
Neda Soltan, 2009
Michael Mohn, 2024
Travis Alexander, 2008
Being exposed to violent or graphic content online can lead to lasting psychological and emotional effects. These experiences can be distressing or even traumatic, and sometimes support from others is necessary.
Here are some steps and resources to help you process what you've seen and take care of your mental well-being.
Search helplines by location
AI chatbots for mental health
Free online help
Support in the United States
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