YouTube Monopoly Alternatives

Because they're a monopoly. Finding creators without using YouTube is very hard, at least for me. It's hard even inside YT.But most creators are exclusively on YT because that's the only choice that matters.There is Nebula now that does have some nice content, but they're orders of magnitude smaller (plus their UX is very rough) so it's hard to even call them a competitor.That's why monopolies - capitalism's inevitable end goal - destroy everything the

I really wish there was a viable alternative to YouTube. But its network effects prevent real competition, since content creators depend on users and monetization.

YouTube is always facing creator backlash. I don't see anything new in this article.For example, I'm not a fan of how the algorithm seems to prioritize clickbait (clickbait is the cancer of the internet) and longer videos. This leads people to load up their videos with filler to hit that 10 minutes length, and then sensationalize their titles, often into "questions" that the video will then fail to subsequently answer. I've had a video get a false copyright claim - it

I understand why a lot of creators need to use Youtube (revenue, discoverability) but I suggest that anyone who doesn't strictly depend on them to upload their content to random other video websites. Video streaming is a solved problem and there's no reason Youtube should have a near-monopoly on it. The more you limit their market share, the more likely they are to listen to their "customers".

I think there are two types of content.- content that you seek- content that seeks youIf I want to watch someone knowledgeable working on my favorite language I will look for this content (or I will find that they are doing this via some other means - like Twitter, irc, Mastodon etc.) and unless experience is not horrible for some reason I don't care if it's Youtube, PeerTube, RSS feed with links to the video on ftp server. If you delivery something unique enough (in this case

Is there a viable alternative to YouTube that isn't as persuaded by the powers that be? If so, and if this problem were pervasive enough, wouldn't the independent content providers prefer that service over YouTube. Then most independent content would eventually be on the other service which would drastically reduce the value of YouTube.

Beyond the issues of infrastructure cost and litigious publishers as mentioned by others, there is also the user base.If users are on YT, that is where the content creators will be. And if the content creators are on YT, that is where the users are. Moreover, users have curated lists of subscriptions and creators have large lists of material. Finally, YT has access to a lot of data on viewing behavior, and likes. This means YT should be a lot better at recommending videos to users.Finally,

I suggest creators move to PeerTube and LibrePay, YouTube is strong only because other platforms lack content.

yeah weve seen other video providers come and go, but it feels like nobody else is capable of hosting this much content and having this many active content creators. its kindof sad really, if its not on youtube it probably wont be seen.

What alternatives do we have to youtube for creators?