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TheLobotomist@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

A question for the tech savy, free alternatives to youtube like newpipe relies on youtube servers to access content, right? I mean, if youtube were to disappear magically we wouldn’t have a palce where to upload and store so many Gb of videos?

Am I missing something (I know I’m probably missing a lot!)? Thanks in advance for the replies!

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reddithalation@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
newpipe is just a client for accessing youtubes servers, yes, so if youtube went away we would need to use vimeo or something else (maybe peertube, open source yt alternative?)

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- TheLobotomist@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Thank you! Who pays for vimeo/peertube hosting costs though?
  
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  - NAXLAB@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Vimeo is a private operation just like YouTube.
    
    Peertube is a “federated” system where videos are hosted among the computers of the people who upload videos.
    
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    TheLobotomist@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Thanks!
    
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