Blender is testing PeerTube after YouTube blocks their videos worldwide

Post by cityhomesteader » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 7:20 PM UTC

gooseus wrote: post #14

abnry wrote: post #3

I can't believe this has been going on for three days. YouTube seems like it is actively sabotaging its independent content creator's channels. But in this case it's not just some random kid living with their parent's. MIT and Blender are both respectable orgs.

I'm pretty annoyed, I was planning on using a bunch of MITOCW video series to level up some on some computer science and information theory this summer and I hadn't even gotten through the first lecture of the first series on my list (6.001 with Sussman from 1986, classic and awesome) when this stopped me in my tracks. I've been waiting patiently hoping it comes back, but at this point I feel like I'm going to have t…

Post by cityhomesteader » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 7:22 PM UTC

ucaetano wrote: post #37

vorpalhex wrote: post #34

So YouTube created an effective monopoly through social networking, and now is abusing that position. Not surprising but disappointing. Hopefully people leave YouTube in droves and remind them that their position is not static. First time hearing of PeerTube, but looks good so far.

> now is abusing that position Offering to host your videos for free and display ads along them hardly seems like "abusing that position"...

Post by ealhad » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 7:25 PM UTC

rainbowmverse wrote: post #46

buovjaga wrote: post #42

PeerTube fundraiser: https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/peertube-a-free...

For those not familiar with this fundraising platform, it appears to be legit. I asked them about it last month: https://cybre.space/@Riley/100131447697085131

Post by andai » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 7:31 PM UTC

laken wrote: post #75

Applejinx wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing. They gain by use of a chilling effect: most of the seemingly negative actions and expectations they're known for, tend to rebound in favor of their core business. It's all meant to be Logan and Jake Paul and PewDiePie and whatever will drive low-quality mass views so long as the viewer quality isn't so low that they're losing advertisers. At a scale like this, it's just pure statistics. This is not damage. T…

Funnily enough, PewDiePie is no longer on YouTube's good-side, and virtually all of his newly uploaded videos get demonetized by YouTube. He's no longer "advertiser-friendly"

Post by magicalist » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 7:35 PM UTC

Joeboy wrote: post #8

So this seems to have happened because Youtube wants The Blender Foundation to agree to have their videos monetized. I'm not clear if they want that because of bogus copyright claims, EU legislation etc, or just because they favour making money over not making money? Edit: Either way looking for alternatives seems like a good idea.