“On its face, livestreaming an execution would violate almost every major platform’s policies about depictions of violence. But every platform also preserves for itself some wiggle room for newsworthy or otherwise notable content,” Evelyn Douek, an associate professor at Stanford Law School who focuses on internet regulations and First Amendment rights, told POLITICO. “The history of how these exceptions have been applied show that at the end of the day these policies are more about politics than about principle. The platforms will do what they view as most politically expedient.”