• RVMWSN@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I don't agree, the best way would be to start using alternatives like lbry and/or peertube. These platforms are in a catch 22, creators won't upload because there are no viewers, viewers won't watch because there is little content. Every new viewer and/or creator on a YT-competitor has quite a big impact in the long run. This is a perfect moment in time to motivate people to boycot YT.

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      1 year ago

      It's not that creators won't upload because there are no viewers. It's because on other platforms there is no way to earn money. "Because there are no viewers" doesn't make sense, because it costs a creator literally nothing to upload a video multiple times, to more platforms, instead of only once, which would theoretically only increase their reach in total. However, creators want their viewers to watch on YouTube because that's where the money is earned.