Comment on YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star

• sugartits@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That’s too much power for a monopoly to have. And YouTube is quite close to a monopoly.

  Maybe “more fool you” but entire livelihoods and businesses rely on YouTube not cutting them off at any random moment with no notice or warning.

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  • Stabbitha@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But YouTube doesn’t have a monopoly, you’re more than welcome to start up a competing video hosting site and steal their customers. YouTube is providing a platform, for people to upload and store their videos for free – they have every right to decide who they do and don’t want on their platform.

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    • yetAnotherUser@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Due to network effects, YouTube has a monopoly in video hosting. A monopoly is any company which has significantly more marketshare in its respective niche than all other companies in the same niche.

      Now, does YouTube fit this definition?

      Btw, there have been successful lawsuits against channel suspensions already from people making a living off of YouTube due to worker protection laws.

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  • PopcornTin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s simple, just don’t do something that will get you banned fifteen years later when the winds change direction.

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    • SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You just compared clothing choice to rape. Seek therapy.

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      • pineapplepizza@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Alledged rape. Presumption of innocence.

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  • pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • SoBoredAtWork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Right. “just build your own YouTube” is the solution. 👍

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      • pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        PeerTube exists yet you still whine.

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  • Smoogs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Don’t want the risk of culpability ? Don’t want to consider others? Feel entitled? Then go Create your own distribution.

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  • That_One_Demon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    YouTube sucks, but it’s not a monopoly. It’s nowhere close to one. Monopolies are not “there’s only one product.” People love spouting monopoly to every mainstream product like iPhone and Windows.

    YouTube has plenty of competition in video hosting. There’s more professional high cost ones like Netflix. Less giving but just as easily accessible is TikTok. Hell there’s even PornHub.

    Just because YouTube has a unique combination of services that has allowed self employment for many people that can’t get it easily on existing sites does not mean that competition does not exist. Many content creators on YouTube actually advertise a competing site on YouTube.

    Before we can start offering solutions we need to have a good understanding on what the problem is and what it isn’t.

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