Social Media Can’t Stop the Spread of the Video of Airman Who Set Himself on Fire
- Video of man who set himself on fire still spreading on social
- Uncensored copies of video viewed nearly 200,000 times on X
The video of the airman was live-streamed on Twitch where a recording remained accessible for hours.
Photographer: George Frey/Getty ImagesThe video recording of a US Air Force member who set himself on fire outside of the Israeli embassy in Washington over the weekend has continued to spread on social-media platforms despite the removal of the original recording on Amazon Inc.’s Twitch website.
The video of Aaron Bushnell, who has since died from his injuries, was live-streamed on Twitch where a recording remained accessible for hours. While the video itself was viewed by six people live, according to StreamsCharts, copies of the video posted across social-media platforms have racked up hundreds of thousands of views. A Twitch spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.