In the United States, broadcaster ABC muted the audio due to federal laws; however, many international broadcasters did not, and uncensored recordings of the event went viral on social media.[14] Uncensored footage of the incident was posted by The Guardian on YouTube,[9] which received over 50 million views within 24 hours, becoming one of the most-viewed online videos in the first 24 hours.[15] The video uses the footage from the Australian broadcast of the ceremony on Seven Network. The video had also reached number 1 on YouTube's trending page within 3 hours in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and many other countries. Some media outlets referred to the altercation, in reference to the shot heard round the world, as "the slap heard around the world."[4][5][6][7] Internet memes related to the incident spread around the internet, with many of them using the photo as a template.[16]