cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/5294605

Youtube, for so many years, was just too good. Yes, they changed the 5 star rating system to likes and dislikes and a few years later disabled dislikes altogether, but their algorithm mostly digs up interesting content and it just works for creators and viewers.

This might change soon. Their new strategy to disallow ad-blockers will frustrate a certain kind of viewer. Those who dislike surveillance and like open-source tech, those who use uBlock Origin and know why.

Just like a few years ago mastodon suddenly reached a certain kind of popularity, because twitter had their first big fuckup, maybe Peertube is next. It certainly is the most polished decentralized solution that doesn’t use a blockchain. Creators or fans could easily host their own videos, fans can watch it, without ads.

  • BlackmistEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    That’s without doubt the worst feature of YouTube.

    The amount of algorithm spam is unfathomable. A web search of “how do I …?” went from one line responses to ten minute videos with an automated voice.

    There last ten years of internet have been a mistake.

    • Nix@merv.newsEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      I use YouTube for blender tutorials and find new tutorials that are straight to the point all the time so I’m not sure what you mean.

      Also if anything that’s a reason for making monetization via a system like patreon even more important instead of an ad based monetization.