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[–] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Maybe there could be something like torrents but for streaming, where by watching you're forwarding that stream to others.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 21 hours ago

This is one of the core features of Peertube, although it doesn't work 100% on all browsers/devices/networks. It also necessitates sharing your IP with others in order to actually save any bandwidth for the host

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

IP has Multicast built-in but its disabled on the open internet because no one every bothered to make it secure