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Whelp, hopefully federated video sharing gets the momentum it needs to compete with YT. Seems like it's the only alternative that'll be left.
I have seen a few smaller ones pop up too (admittedly not open source) like Nebula. I could see the appeal of a professional hosting service for creators
Floatplane too i guess.
I don't know about Floatplane or Nebula, but Dropout uses Vimeo as their back end. So this could impact some of the independent guys.
Ah shit, I hadn't thought of that. Hopefully this gives them a kick to upgrade their system or get something of their own.
Patreon seems like the most likely competitor. I think some content is now hosted directly there.
That will simply never happen, YouTube I think is a two digit percentage of global Internet traffic.
I doubt Vimeo was putting up numbers that actually competed, either, but it was there as an alternative.
Need to solve the discover-ability of it though. Peertube is only useful if you know what you're going there for.
We need a Peektube to accompany it
Video sharing is not a technically difficult problem in 2026. It really is just about making the money work.