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Invidious is a free and open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. [2] [3] It is available as a Docker container, [4] or from the GitHub master branch. [5]It is intended to be used as a lightweight and "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube website. [2]
PeerTube was created by a web developer known as Chocobozzz as a peer-to-peer alternative to YouTube, utilizing the WebTorrent protocol to share videos. [10] He was contacted in 2017 by Framasoft, which had a campaign called Contributopia, [11] the goal of which is to create alternatives to centralized platforms. In order to support him and his ...
The most popular video hosting website is YouTube, 2 billion active until October 2020 and the most extensive catalog of online videos. [1] There are some countries in the world placing restrictions on YouTube , instead having their own regional video-sharing websites in its place.
Odysee is an American decentralized video hosting platform built on the LBRY blockchain. [1] [2] [3] It positions itself as an alternative to mainstream services like YouTube, but with a focus on free speech and decentralization.
LBRY (pronounced "library") [4] is a blockchain-based file-sharing and payment network that powers decentralized platforms, primarily social networks and video platforms.In September 2020, Odysee was created, a video hosting platform created and founded by Julian Chandra, an open-source video-sharing website that uses the network, which was split into a separate company on October 1, 2021.
Rumble was founded in October 2013 by Chris Pavlovski as an alternative to YouTube for independent vloggers and smaller content creators. [1] [7] Pavlovski founded the platform after seeing that Google was prioritizing influencers on YouTube and not independent content creators. [8] In its early years, Rumble saw only limited popularity.
The first version of Niconico used YouTube as a video source. When the site grew, YouTube's server infrastructure strained due to increased traffic and bandwidth, leading YouTube to make a decision to block access from Niconico. As a result, Niconico ceased operations for two weeks. The site relaunched with an on-premises video server.
The new version was aimed to feature the video playback as the central focus of the design, contrasting with the numerous user interface elements that YouTube had within its layout at the time. [11] From 2008 to 2014, Vimeo had blocked the hosting of video game-related videos as they typically were longer than their normal content and took much ...