Youtube alternatives | Foss and privacy centered alternatives

Frost Wolf@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.world – 107 points –

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?

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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 uses bittorrent, the viewers share the video among themselves to relieve server load.
I don't know how well it works, since there's never enough people around to see it in action.

I had a feeling they might. It’s likely the only way to make it possible but it is not without faults either.

Thanks for the info, I’ll look into it more!