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Is there a comprehensive list of alternatives to Youtube? To me it seems that monetization of content has led our culture to become deeply sensationalist and d

Is there a comprehensive list of alternatives to Youtube? To me it seems that monetization of content has led our culture to become deeply sensationalist and destructive, and I'd like to support non-monetized content platforms if I can

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jraby3 5y ago
Dailymotion Vimeo But tbh nothing has the scope of YouTube.
ragebol 5y ago
PeerTube?
- josteink 5y ago
  Peertube seems like a nice technical solution, but 90% of the content I could find was either French, social justice activism, furry-stuff or combination of the above. It was really overwhelmingly so. And that leads to a chicken and egg problem. You can take your content there, but there won’t be a big audience, because the content which casual users will find there is quite literally content which serves more to repel a general audience rather than attract. And that won’t change until enough “normal” publishers start putting their stuff there. Which they won’t. I’m honestly not sure what a good solution is, because the technical platform itself seems decent.
  - Scoundreller 5y ago
    Any idea why so much is in French?
    - mbirth 5y ago
      Probably because: > PeerTube is developed by Framasoft, a French non-profit popular educational organization on digital issues
  - mbirth 5y ago
    Have you tried multiple instances or searched for content on a PeerTube search engine like https://sepiasearch.org https://sepiasearch.org ?
lhorie 5y ago
Some content creators constantly advertise posting extended versions of their Youtube videos on Nebula[0], which apparently exists precisely to solve the dichotomy between high quality content vs monetization. [0] https://nebula.app/ https://nebula.app/
- cbsks 5y ago
  I have a Nebula subscription because I want to support some of the content creators on it, but the app is so slow and buggy I usually just watch on YouTube instead. It’s a shame because I really want to support what they are doing but YouTube has set the bar really high for the online streaming user experience.
  - sofixa 5y ago
    I force myself to use the Nebula app, even if if glitches, freezes, the sound is sometimes off, etc. because i suppose that at the very least the number of views is used by content creators, and they probably get paid on that basis.
    - cbsks 5y ago
      You are right. After service costs, the company behind Nebula (Standard) gets 50% of the revenue, and the creators split the other 50% of the revenue based on watch time. I suppose that I should start using the app. https://nebula.app/faq https://nebula.app/faq
      - sofixa 5y ago
        50%, wow, Youtube takes only 45%. In any case the main gripe i've heard content creators have with Youtube is demonetisation and derecommendation of "sensitive" topics ( e.g. history) more so than money directly
- benhurmarcel 5y ago
  It's only for a small list of selected channels though
mig39 5y ago
How about LBRY / Odysee? https://lbry.com/ https://lbry.com/ https://odysee.com/ https://odysee.com/ Supposed to be decentralized and can even "synchronize" your YouTube channel's content.
- SpelingBeeChamp 5y ago
  Is Lbry the one that pays you in its own crypto?
matheusmoreira 5y ago
Yeah, it sucks. The second advertisers show up the site is ruined, nothing is authentic anymore and suddenly there are real limits to what you can say and do. Unfortunately, once a site gets big enough they are guaranteed to show up.

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jraby3 5y ago

Dailymotion Vimeo But tbh nothing has the scope of YouTube.

ragebol 5y ago

PeerTube?

josteink 5y ago
Peertube seems like a nice technical solution, but 90% of the content I could find was either French, social justice activism, furry-stuff or combination of the above. It was really overwhelmingly so. And that leads to a chicken and egg problem. You can take your content there, but there won’t be a big audience, because the content which casual users will find there is quite literally content which serves more to repel a general audience rather than attract. And that won’t change until enough “normal” publishers start putting their stuff there. Which they won’t. I’m honestly not sure what a good solution is, because the technical platform itself seems decent.
- Scoundreller 5y ago
  Any idea why so much is in French?
  - mbirth 5y ago
    Probably because: > PeerTube is developed by Framasoft, a French non-profit popular educational organization on digital issues
- mbirth 5y ago
  Have you tried multiple instances or searched for content on a PeerTube search engine like https://sepiasearch.org https://sepiasearch.org ?

lhorie 5y ago

Some content creators constantly advertise posting extended versions of their Youtube videos on Nebula[0], which apparently exists precisely to solve the dichotomy between high quality content vs monetization. [0] https://nebula.app/ https://nebula.app/

cbsks 5y ago
I have a Nebula subscription because I want to support some of the content creators on it, but the app is so slow and buggy I usually just watch on YouTube instead. It’s a shame because I really want to support what they are doing but YouTube has set the bar really high for the online streaming user experience.
- sofixa 5y ago
  I force myself to use the Nebula app, even if if glitches, freezes, the sound is sometimes off, etc. because i suppose that at the very least the number of views is used by content creators, and they probably get paid on that basis.
  - cbsks 5y ago
    You are right. After service costs, the company behind Nebula (Standard) gets 50% of the revenue, and the creators split the other 50% of the revenue based on watch time. I suppose that I should start using the app. https://nebula.app/faq https://nebula.app/faq
    - sofixa 5y ago
      50%, wow, Youtube takes only 45%. In any case the main gripe i've heard content creators have with Youtube is demonetisation and derecommendation of "sensitive" topics ( e.g. history) more so than money directly
benhurmarcel 5y ago
It's only for a small list of selected channels though

mig39 5y ago

How about LBRY / Odysee? https://lbry.com/ https://lbry.com/ https://odysee.com/ https://odysee.com/ Supposed to be decentralized and can even "synchronize" your YouTube channel's content.

SpelingBeeChamp 5y ago
Is Lbry the one that pays you in its own crypto?

matheusmoreira 5y ago

Yeah, it sucks. The second advertisers show up the site is ruined, nothing is authentic anymore and suddenly there are real limits to what you can say and do. Unfortunately, once a site gets big enough they are guaranteed to show up.