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Read up on vid.me, which broke YouTube's "monopoly" back in 2016-2017. Seriously, go see what happened to them. Turns out everyone complaining about YouTube,
by Workaccount2 1y ago
Read up on vid.me, which broke YouTube's "monopoly" back in 2016-2017.
Seriously, go see what happened to them.
Turns out everyone complaining about YouTube, when given the option to jump to a new fresh user focused service, still blocks ads and refuses subscriptions.
This thread, and the hundreds like it, are why people nope the fuck out when considering creating a YT competitor.
- someone7x 1y agoYou seem so certain on the betrayal of the content-creators. > Read up on vid.me, which broke YouTube's "monopoly" back in 2016-2017 Okay, sounds interesting. > May 21 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has persuaded a federal judge in California to reject a lawsuit from video platform Rumble (RUM.O), opens new tab accusing the technology giant of illegally monopolizing the online video-sharing market. I see what I expected: that google cheated and got away with it. Where is the betrayal? https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-defeats-rumbles-antitrust-lawsuit-over-video-sharing-market-2025-05-21/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-defeats-rumb...
- Workaccount2 1y agoWho is Rumble and what do they have to do with vid.me? I don't know if you are confused, but Vid.me was a totally different platform than whatever Rumble is...