YouTube is the only platform that I don’t think I’ll be able to quit any time soon. Hosting video on that kind of scale requires insane amounts of capitol, and P2P isn’t reliable enough, and I say this as someone who has streamed torrents before and has tried out PeerTube.
Also even if there was an alternative, having an alternative for creator monitization is even more difficult. LBRY and D-Tube tried to do it with cryptocurrency, but both of those projects seem to have fizzled out (and I think one is flooded with fascists nowadays).
If it’s just watching there’s plenty of alternatives. Newpipe and YMusic on Android are pretty awesome. Also there’s Freetube on desktop and Invidious.
YouTube is the only platform that I don’t think I’ll be able to quit any time soon. Hosting video on that kind of scale requires insane amounts of capitol, and P2P isn’t reliable enough, and I say this as someone who has streamed torrents before and has tried out PeerTube.
Also even if there was an alternative, having an alternative for creator monitization is even more difficult. LBRY and D-Tube tried to do it with cryptocurrency, but both of those projects seem to have fizzled out (and I think one is flooded with fascists nowadays).
Do you mean for posting content or watching it?
If it’s just watching there’s plenty of alternatives. Newpipe and YMusic on Android are pretty awesome. Also there’s Freetube on desktop and Invidious.
Posting content. I’ve been using NewPipe since the very first version.
Yea, thought that might be the case. I just wanted an excuse to promote Newpipe more than anything there. God I love that app.
You’re right, nothing compares to Youtube for video hosting. What do you post?
I don’t personally post much; I just want a good alternative that will convince the creators I watch to switch to a more libre platform.