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> One issue I have with her is her insistence that alternative video platforms, such as Odysee/LBRY, will never have a chance against YouTube. That's definitely

> One issue I have with her is her insistence that alternative video platforms, such as Odysee/LBRY, will never have a chance against YouTube. That's definitely true today but anti-trust or other government action could eventually shake that up. What if every time a creator receives a bogus claim+demonetization he/she immediately deletes the content from YouTube and moves it to a different platform, making sure there is a link somewhere to reach it without breaking YT rules? The troll won't get the money as well and some users could still watch the content. Yes, other platforms aren't comparable wrt the user base, and that would also defeat the initial purpose, but once the video is demonetized the creator wouldn't get the money anyway, so it could be a way to hurt the trolls where it matters most.

mulmen 4y ago
Dave Jones of EEVBlog fame frequently encourages his YouTube viewers to follow him on alternate platforms. I believe this is in preparation for when he finally runs afoul of the algorithm and his YouTube presence is no longer viable. If a creator waits until that inevitable moment they don't have much recourse. I'm not sure how a link to an alternate platform can be placed on YouTube with any kind of reach. The best way as far as I can tell is proactively moving the audience to alternate platforms.
- squarefoot 4y ago
  > I'm not sure how a link to an alternate platform can be placed on YouTube with any kind of reach. Assuming explicit links are disallowed (didn't check) the link could be exported as a torrent hash; it's not a link per se but search engines would find it, and they usually have a pretty long lifetime. As an example, the following hash: 2E28D47963BF639EDAADCA33583546B39156D62D Brings a 10+ years old Debian Linux image. The file would probably be dead now, also younger hashes are a lot easier to find, but all we need is the hash leading somewhere. There are other ways to embed links in a video; for example either a barcode-like pattern on video, or short fsk sequence embedded in audio, that could be translated on the fly by a browser extension into ad address and lead there without any user intervention.
  - mulmen 4y ago
    The problem is doing this after YouTube deranks you or deletes your account. Nobody will ever see it.

mulmen 4y ago

Dave Jones of EEVBlog fame frequently encourages his YouTube viewers to follow him on alternate platforms. I believe this is in preparation for when he finally runs afoul of the algorithm and his YouTube presence is no longer viable. If a creator waits until that inevitable moment they don't have much recourse. I'm not sure how a link to an alternate platform can be placed on YouTube with any kind of reach. The best way as far as I can tell is proactively moving the audience to alternate platforms.

squarefoot 4y ago
> I'm not sure how a link to an alternate platform can be placed on YouTube with any kind of reach. Assuming explicit links are disallowed (didn't check) the link could be exported as a torrent hash; it's not a link per se but search engines would find it, and they usually have a pretty long lifetime. As an example, the following hash: 2E28D47963BF639EDAADCA33583546B39156D62D Brings a 10+ years old Debian Linux image. The file would probably be dead now, also younger hashes are a lot easier to find, but all we need is the hash leading somewhere. There are other ways to embed links in a video; for example either a barcode-like pattern on video, or short fsk sequence embedded in audio, that could be translated on the fly by a browser extension into ad address and lead there without any user intervention.
- mulmen 4y ago
  The problem is doing this after YouTube deranks you or deletes your account. Nobody will ever see it.