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The aim is to explore how moral evaluations of gore content are shaped by online platforms and cultural practices.

Gore content and refigured ethics

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The aim is to explore how moral evaluations of gore content are shaped by online platforms and cultural practices.
Conducted a digital ethnography examining gore content across various online platforms.
Analyzed smartphone capture and platform architectures in the circulation of lethal imagery.
Investigated case vignettes involving cartel execution videos and online moderation practices.
Found that moral authority around gore content has become fragmented and situationally negotiated.
Identified two conflicting tendencies: using violent imagery for critique and normalizing suffering.
Showed that ethical evaluations are increasingly complex, influenced by varying contexts and media.

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This article examines the impact of gore content on moral authority, suggesting emerging complexities in ethical evaluation.

Ekkehard Coenen (2026) studied this question.

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