Cool. If they allow views while using ad-blockers I’m in.
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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.
I think we should be looking for decentralised alternatives not something prone to enshittification.
It's a really hard problem to solve though. Video hosting is a huge data hog I don't think small independent instances would be able to keep up with the storage requirements. Especially at the moment considering storages so expensive.
honestly i think it'd be nice to have a full p2p video directory instead. something like peertube but without instances, resembling a torrent tracker like nyaa, aimed generally for educational stuff, entertainment, music, etc. basically youtube but as a torrent tracker, to reduce the storage requirement. you'd be able to seed your favorite media and the fact that people would not want to waste their storage on seeding worthless stuff and the technical hurdle of p2p would keep the mindless slop out.
I think you just might be right, which is sad.
Good.
Americans are left with such a terrible, enshittified digital information economy that we must entertain even our enemies for alternatives.
Good. Seriously - enough with YouTube’s vs censorship and making predators like Jake Paul and mr beast into millionaires
Edit: Ugh… checked on bilibili and noticed he also has a channel there. The guy is like a parasite to humanity
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YouTube badly needs a competitor imo
Kinda hope it succeeds
Well more competition is good and we really need more alternative platforms. Can they make a browser as an alternative to chrome.. Or push Firefox?
Honestly not sure why more people don't use Firefox. It's brilliant, especially with uBlock and Sponsorblock added.
Most people on their phones use the default browser, either Chrome or whatever Chromium-based the manufacturer includes. But otherwise it's the browser included with the Facebook app, as some are literally locked into the Facebook-and-Youtube walled garden.
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Cool, I'm gonna upload Tienanmen massacre documentary as a first thing.
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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.