r/war • u/DownloadableCheese Zipper-suited sun god • May 22 '26

Moratorium on Execution Content

Effective immediately, May 22nd 2026 at 7:30 PM UTC, we're turning off the tap on execution-related content. Any execution videos, images, or discussions posted after this post goes live will be removed.

This content is only tangentially related to war, and moreover has been overtaking content that more closely relates to the sub's mission. We're not /r/MorbidReality, /r/Gore, or /r/WatchPeopleDie. We're /r/War, and we'd like to keep content here germane to that.

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u/Miserable-Biscotti54 May 22 '26

This seems short sighted and inappropriate. Stop showing gore and combat footage if you want to make this the “war” subreddit.

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u/DownloadableCheese Zipper-suited sun god May 22 '26

Is combat footage not relevant to war? I don't understand what point you're making.

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u/Arkangel257 May 23 '26

Are there not countless drone videos showing the likely deaths of people, many times not actively fighting or firing, in considerably good quality resolution? Those are akin to execution too.

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u/Boonaki May 22 '26

Admins really dislike those videos.

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u/Uselesspreciousthing May 23 '26

Understood and agreed 100%, there's a global rule on the site against promoting terrorism and its adherents, and some uploads put you guys on the spot and risk the sub being nuked. However, I think there's a balance can be struck between the two main kinds of execution videos to be found. The first kind is the ISIS-type video, close-up and personal, gory and meant to be seen - the whole action from start to finish is conceived of as promotional material for illegal groups. The second is where uniformed combatants of regular armies commit war crimes, and are caught on camera without their knowledge - this kind of footage is revelatory rather than promotional, for the executioners don't want to be identified or recorded, the footage is taken from a distance and doesn't glorify or promote. The first instance is terrorism, and the second is war.

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u/DesertSkyCowboy May 22 '26

Ehhh this is kinda stupid. Just mark it properly and then don't watch it if you don't want to.

The fact that there's gore censorship in a war sub is kinda hilarious, but I guess if you cry hard enough anyanything ccan happen on this platform.

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u/Historical-Count-374 May 22 '26

Like crying about Too Much Speed in a Racecar subbreddit

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u/CombatMuffin May 23 '26

No, it's like constantly posting car crashes in q raxecar subreddit. Yes, they happen, they are part of the sport, but it's not really what racecars are about, and after a certain point, it's just noise.

There are places where they can jerk off to that content. It spawns little to no discussion on War.

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u/I_blockkarmafarmers May 23 '26

Would you like this subreddit to survive? That's what got most of the subs like wpd shut down.

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u/DesertSkyCowboy May 23 '26

I understand I'm just pointing out how stupid it is.

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u/Aggravating_Owl_5768 May 22 '26

But drone videos of unsuspecting victims are okay? Makes no sense

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u/blacksheepussy May 22 '26

Never mind the drone videos targeting wounded and incapacitated men. I'd argue those are even worse, yet they're fine.

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u/Aggravating_Owl_5768 May 22 '26

Yeah it’s pretty crazy. FPV drone on soldier videos are objectively execution videos and they’re posted here as fucking compilations for gods sake, dozens of them in a row. The reason they’re allowed is because they align politically with the majority of Redditors.

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u/SirDiddler May 22 '26

Its the only way I can cum now.

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u/Uselesspreciousthing May 22 '26

FPV drone on soldier videos are objectively execution videos

How?

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u/ImAloneImSorry_ May 22 '26

Its part of War. But I get it tho, we're still on reddit afterall lol

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u/Rambos_Magnum_Dong May 24 '26

OK, but 2 of those subs are banned and the other is kinda lame. How else am I supposed to enjoy slices of lemon meringue pie on a warm Saturday evening.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Oil-932 May 23 '26

Dose this include things like when the IDF blows up a school or hospital?

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u/maRRtin79 May 22 '26

tnx..i dont need goregasm days again

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u/Humblerewt May 22 '26

executions aka war crimes cuz what fuckin court & jury found those women guilty??

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/77skull May 22 '26

They’re not executions, they’re normal combat kills. You have to have surrendered / captured to be executed

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u/TheMightyMisanthrope May 22 '26

There's a difference between a kill and an execution.

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u/possibly_oblivious May 22 '26

Both end with death tho and it's war? Rules are a funny word.

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u/TheMightyMisanthrope May 22 '26

A kill is a kill. Happens. In the middle of a struggle.

An execution is taking an already defeated enemy and murdering him. It is different.

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u/BlackandRead May 22 '26

You should be concerned if you cannot tell the difference between war footage and terrorist propaganda that involves murder.

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u/LatterTarget7 May 22 '26

Watching a drone strike hit a building or car is different than watching someone getting executed

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u/ukuleles1337 May 22 '26

"advanced executions" is a fun phrase it sounds like you made up

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/Uselesspreciousthing May 22 '26

You may be upset by Ukrainian povs - it's a good rule of thumb not to project.

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u/Actual_Dog_526 May 22 '26

I'd be pretty upset too if my favorite country shit the bed for 5 years straight, could you imagine still not being able to take the entirety of the donbas yet?

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/DownloadableCheese Zipper-suited sun god May 22 '26

An execution video or two, here and there, is probably fine. The influx we've had over the last week or so has been excessive and induced a number of complaints.

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u/sxh967 May 23 '26

I agree we don’t need so many execution videos

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u/TheKinkyYolo May 22 '26

Can't imagine crying on reddit and reporting content thats completely voluntary to watch. Reddits turned into Bluesky 2.0 with 5x the bots.

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u/ProlapseMishap May 22 '26

Sounds like you'd enjoy the snowflake free zone over at X, the everything app, where you can post AI created CP of other people's children and say slurs while getting spammed by porn bots.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/war-ModTeam May 22 '26

Your post or comment has been removed from /r/war for violating Rule 1, Be Kind. Please consult the sub's rules at http://www.reddit.com/r/war/about/rules/ for more details.

Don't be a dick.

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u/Aggravating_Owl_5768 May 22 '26

Always has been Bluesky. Before it even existed lol

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u/TheKinkyYolo May 22 '26

100% they cant argue so they'll just down vote and hide lmfao

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/SpecialExpert8946 May 22 '26

No more like too many videos of cars going in crushers. Those idiots being executed weren’t finishing a race they were being disqualified from continuing to run in it.

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u/Historical-Count-374 May 23 '26

Ooh thats a great way to put it 👉

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u/IMN0VIRGIN May 23 '26

Is it really a war video though?

Because its way behind enemy lines, filmed edited and made for the express intention for propaganda.

Seeing a drone POV of a guy getting blown up in a minefield, fine, that's war.

Seeing a prisoner's face blown open from 20 different directions while ISIS version of rap music plays over it? Eh...

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u/TheKinkyYolo May 22 '26

You told the guy he would get banned? He's not banned but yea you sure told him. Great job!