cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1057347
https://www.geeksmint.com/youtube-alternatives/
With youtube blocking adblockers, maybe it’s time to look into alternatives and start migrating videos there as well. Any viable Fediverse alternatives that’s mature enough to contend with youtube?
So nebula seems to be flying under people’s radar, but seems like the obvious option at the moment with many you tubers there already.
It’s subscription based. I’ve got one. I really hope they find a way to join the fediverse in some way.
It’s subscription based.
Then how exactly is it a youtube alternative?
thats youtubes whole thing - being freely available.
then pornhub is an alternative as well, guess ?
Well nothing is free. You’re the product on YouTube.
By the same logic nothing on the fediverse is an alternative, as it runs on donations from users which is basically a subscription model with built in welfare for those not able or willing to donate.
Given that nebula videos are more difficult to produce than rambling text posts, it makes sense to be more stringent about the subscriptions. I’d say therefore it’s very much within the spirit of the fediverse as profits are given back to the creators.
I think being categorized as an alternative to a platform is based on it’s functionality, not the way you pay for it. It’s about what purpose it has to the user.
Besides that, you pay for Youtube as well, but with your data and maybe YT Premium.
Thanks. Will check it out. Maybe I will get rid of my youtube premium soon, especially if more and more creators pull out their content from youtube.
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I really do not think that they are aiming to join the fediverse , the subscription model really suggests they want your money and have broadcast aspirations. I also think that the offerings are fairly low level atm of course that might change but I doubt it.
I wouldn’t want them to abandon their subscription model. Just make it easier to use and distribute from within the fediverse.
I think subscription models are good and should become normalised for things like artists and more serious content creators.
Fediverse being hot right for all things social media now doesn’t mean that everything should go that route.
It’s like everything went blockchain in 2019 and everything is going AI in 2023. Some things are fine as they are and they don’t need to follow the current buzzword.
Sure. All I’m taking about though, and this is really all that the fediverse is about, is a standard format (ie ActivityPub) for the distribution of data over the internet somewhat similar to HTTP and SMTP for web pages and email.
They don’t need a platform or an app and decentralised instances or anything … just some presence that allows their creators and links to their videos to be easily sharable on here.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_(streaming_service)
Their home page, nebula.tv, seems to be down right now.
Since when is twitch ad free? 🤔
Woah good catch. Sorta just skimmed the article when looking for a good youtube article.
This video came to my feed just today and I was thinking what would be a good place to archive youtube videos.
The fact that some youtube creators are deleting their content and channels without an archive somewhere is not only tragic but also worrying.
since forever
i’ve NEVER seen an ad on twitch
granted i’ve probably only watched maybe 50 hours in total since it was called… Justin.tv…
but never seen an ad.
to begin with, they couldnt have ads to certain countries
but my adblocker blocks it all
They show ads every video?
Every time I try to watch a VOD, it starts with an ad.
OK so with your ad block you can say that all platforms have been ad free since forever lol
I need to know how they are handling the server costs involved… even if you host your own instance for just your own uploads, you are still going to be paying a lot whenever people are watching those videos, no?
Video is a way different ballgame than regular social media imo
PeerTube, Odysee
If you care only about front end, use Invidious
