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[-] kool_newt@beehaw.org 33 points 1 year ago

That's funny, I'm testing YouTube alternatives.

[-] PhatInferno@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago

Suggestions?

My issue is that the content creators i watch probably arnt going to leave... and im sure ad blocks will find a way around it after a month or so

[-] fomo_erotic@wallstreets.bet 10 points 1 year ago

Invidious is the most obvious. Its FOSS wrapper but it also lets you watch peertube and other federated content.

[-] jojo@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

They already started to fight the project last week, Google legal contacted the project owners

[-] fomo_erotic@wallstreets.bet 5 points 1 year ago

I saw the reply they had. Interesting point about "We don't use your API so we didn't agree to the TOS of your API. Also there is no 'we', since we don't host invictus; simply develop it as a product"

[-] artaxadepressedhorse@lemmyngs.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

PeerTube seems to be the federated (decentralized) option (similar to this). Content obv is entirely different, but maybe that's actually a good thing. Think of it as a clean slate - a fresh canvas. tbh YouTube's content has really sucked the past few years, and mother of bog do you see the stuff that trends nowadays when you're signed out? It's basically become cable tv. I started using youtube bc I hated cable tv.

[-] fomo_erotic@wallstreets.bet 1 points 1 year ago

defederated

I'm not sure I understand what defederated means in this context. Can you explain it?

[-] hschen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

think they meant to say decentralized

yes, my brain apparently couldn't decide between decentralized and federated, so it mooshed them together

[-] petrescatraian@libranet.de 3 points 1 year ago

@PhatInferno There's Peertube here in the fediverse. But yea, every platform will need creators which will not easily switch. Some even have youtube membership enabled on their channels, which makes it kinda impossible (without being deprived of revenue).

@kool_newt

[-] Bardak@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately I don't know of any other platform that would pay creators like YouTube does which is half the reason the YouTube keeps creators.

I hate the crypto bros as much as but I wonder if there is a way to set up a federated video sharing network that has a $5 monthly fee and distribute it over the creators you watcher over the month.

[-] petrescatraian@libranet.de 1 points 1 year ago

@Bardak if you post a video on a topic that YouTube deems problematic then it doesn't pay you either (i.e. the demonetize that video).

Many youtubers are on platforms that accept donations tho (like Patreon), so for some, the monetization isn't that much of an issue.

[-] squaresinger@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Nebula. Most of they content creators I watch are there.

[-] VirtualBriefcase@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I usually follow creators through RSS, so I mix and match platforms avoiding YouTube for any creator that cross posts. A lot cross post to Odyssey though so if you wanted to have like one app in addition to YT that'd probably be the way to go, or at least worth checking out.

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