Comment on YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 4 weeks agoI would prefer an ad 🤷 if it doesn’t last a stupid amount of time
Comment on YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 4 weeks agoI would prefer an ad 🤷 if it doesn’t last a stupid amount of time
fodor@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
That’s what they’re banking on, but we know that eventually they will f*** it up and lose everyone.
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 4 weeks ago
Unless we have some serious alternatives, that won’t happen anytime soon
Video hosting is really expensive. Every service running for free will eventually enshitify and turn out similar, because there’s no such thing as free massive servers
brisk@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Peertube has already delivered the sustainable model: creators host their own videos and viewers assist distribution.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
All they need that I see is missing, is a way to discover / search everyone from any instance. Like, a consolidated / federated search.
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 4 weeks ago
Who pays for the servers? Because if even big platforms like Signal sometimes struggle to pay the bills, in part because they spend a lot on their servers, then it’ll be dozens of times worse with video hosting
Rin@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
It is… they’ve out spent the competition. Now that no one else is around, they’re trying to make all the money they can. Luckily, it won’t be long before some other alternative will pop up anyway.
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 4 weeks ago
People have been saying this for years now.