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YouTube should be made into a public resource, forcibly unshackled from Google if necessary. Why do people and governments pitchfork about the monopoly and loc
by Razengan 2y ago
YouTube should be made into a public resource, forcibly unshackled from Google if necessary.
Why do people and governments pitchfork about the monopoly and lock-in of the App Store but not about YouTube?
YouTube is the one of largest vaults of human knowledge and history, gated behind all the advertisement bullshit (and the clickbait clutter which seeks to profit from that) and vulnerable to removal at the whims of a single corporation.
- kranke155 2y agoWhat efforts has Youtube made to maintain its monopoly? The actual truth is there's very little actionable material - people use Youtube because it has a good business model, kind of works for a lot of cases, and it's an excellent way to create your own business as a creator. So yeah, why would they go after them?
- lotsofpulp 2y agoStreaming video is not a proprietary technology. There is nothing stopping governments from offering free video streaming infrastructure. Other than governments/voters not wanting to pay for it.
- xigoi 2y agoThere already are other video hosting services. The problem is that most videos are on YouTube.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoThen the next conclusion would be the problem is that other video hosting services do not sufficiently incentivize people to upload videos to them. Although, I would disagree with the premise considering the popularity of TikTok/Instagram.
- xigoi 2y agoUnfortunately, due to the network effect, the main incentive for YouTube is that all the videos are already there.
- Razengan 2y agoApp stores are not a proprietary technology. There is nothing stopping governments from offering free app store infrastructure. Other than governments/voters not wanting to pay for it.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoIrrelevant to this topic about video streaming services, but correct, yes. The government is also free to spend the money to R&D new devices such as smartphones. And medicine (incl paying for the expensive trials to prove safety and efficacy).
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