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Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube

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Post by DavideNL » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 4:59 AM UTC

Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube
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Post by DavideNL » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:01 AM UTC

Related Mastodon post: https://mastodon.social/@geerlingguy/114632312304389965

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Post by emocin » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:31 AM UTC

Yeah, harmful to their revenue.

Fuck YouTube

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Post by boomboomsubban » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:37 AM UTC

The video they made does not encourage piracy, but even if it did it seems bizarre to flag that as "Dangerous or Harmful Content."

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Post by psyclobe » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:43 AM UTC

emocin wrote: post #3

Yeah, harmful to their revenue. Fuck YouTube

AMEN

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Post by herewulf » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:46 AM UTC

emocin wrote: post #3

Yeah, harmful to their revenue. Fuck YouTube

This is a good chance to suggest viable alternatives? TIA.

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Post by ByteDrifter » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:47 AM UTC

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Post by lawn » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:49 AM UTC

herewulf wrote: post #6

emocin wrote: post #3

Yeah, harmful to their revenue. Fuck YouTube

This is a good chance to suggest viable alternatives? TIA.

Download videos from YouTube to Jellyfin or Plex.

Yeah, there's no real alternative to YouTube for most people.

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Post by AStonesThrow » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:51 AM UTC

boomboomsubban wrote: post #4

The video they made does not encourage piracy, but even if it did it seems bizarre to flag that as "Dangerous or Harmful Content."

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Post by yetke » Fri, Jun 06, 2025, 5:52 AM UTC

Something similar happened a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30886834

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