The U.S. Plans to Livestream an Execution. What's Changed?

The Pentagon has announced plans to livestream a U.S. military execution, scheduled for December 3, 2026. Public executions are centuries old: Britain ended them in 1868 but kept the death penalty. By the end of 2025, 113 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes, while Amnesty recorded at least 2,707 executions in 2025 – an incomplete total, because China's figures are a state secret. No platform has been confirmed. So what changes when the public can watch? This video does not show any execution. Information checked: 9 October 2026.