The Internet’s public enema No. 1:

‘Rotten.com’s sole purpose is to “present the viewer with a truly unpleasant experience,” and its proprietor is doing a dandy job of that. If it involves bizarre
sex, gruesome death or the sordid side of celebrity, you will find it on this site. “End times are here!” crows Rotten.com, and after a gut-wrenching hour or
two perusing the hundreds of images … archived here, it’s hard not to
agree: We are one screwed-up species.

It’s horrible. And yet, the Net is fascinated. About 200,000 visitors come to Rotten.com every day. … But Rotten.com isn’t just a database of the disgusting; it’s also a venue for making a point about censorship, at least according to “Soylent,” the
pseudonymous proprietor of Rotten.com, whose highly graphic content has earned him enemies around the world. The site is currently being investigated by
Scotland Yard and the FBI for cannibalism. The German Family Ministry has threatened Soylent with legal action if he doesn’t find a way to shield minors
from his site. And then there’s the endless cease-and-desist letters that flood in from a long list of major corporations that object to the site.’ Salon