Competition is a good thing. YouTube needs competition, so they fear of losing users and creators and do something useful. Where other platforms exists as a niche alternative and don't even have the power to rival YouTube, this one Bilibili at least has a chance.
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2026
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Maybe if the American tech ceo's have some competition they will stop acting like they own everything.
Compared to YouTube, it just means creators can't pronounce a different set of words.
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I would prefer it if it wasn't Chinese because I don't really trust Chinese companies, but then again I didn't really trust Google and YouTube super duper needs competition.
I don't trust Chinese either, but I trust the US and the 5 eyes mob even less. Chinese for me is on the "not as bad as the US, UK and AUS" list. The reason being that I could not care less what the Chinese platforms gather on me with what little they can gather (which is not much due to how I use the internet as a whole), but the US, due to the relationship they have with me and with my country can actually do some damage.
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yeah...ok...but no thanks...the idea is to use youtube less, not youtube++ more...but I guess a hosting alternative is good. Just not for anything even remotely critical of China.
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Unless I can make A whole channel dedicated to 1989 Massacre Im not interested.
They're going to need to drastically change how the platform looks if they want to succeed. In typical Chinese app fashion the UI is incredibly bloated and overwhelming, not what a Western audience wants at all. They also won't be able to match YouTube's CPM so creators won't bother switching either.
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Europe exists with neither of these problems. You can get a credit card if you want but loads of people don't. From a low effort search it actually looks like most people in almost all European countries don't have one. Few exceptions like Norway but even there you have a very significant minority without one.
UK here and I bought a house without ever having a credit card or worrying or knowing what a credit rating is.
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I’ve been using an account with a translator. They have some unique niche videos I can’t find anywhere else.
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