I have to say there is a bit of irony to link to Google Youtube videos.
I don’t do Youtube so can’t tell if that’s your content.. but have you considered peertube?
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I'm pretty sure you are writing from a device that has most of his fundamental components not made in Europe but the US.
What we need to have it's a programmatic approach to this. Removing the possibility for us to use US tech from day one it's non only impossible but also unnecessary. YouTube is a monopoly, there isn't anything out there that be even close to it. I know peertube very well, is not a replacement for YouTube. Not now.
The video isn't mine.
I’m pretty sure you are writing from a device that has most of his fundamental components not made in Europe but the US.
Globalisation has yielded a machine that was produced from all over the world. It’s a 2008 machine. Not sure what point you’re trying to make here but no dime of mine has gone to any PC maker anywhere since 2008. And I believe I can get another 10+ years out of this machine before I have to start using PCs that I have salvaged from curbside dumps.
Removing the possibility for us to use US tech from day one it’s non only impossible but also unnecessary.
Of course it’s necessary. As long as you are dependant on US tech giants, you don’t have ETS.
I know peertube very well, is not a replacement for YouTube.
It’s easily a replacement for content creators. Hence why I said I could not tell if it’s your content. Now that you say it’s not, then indeed options are limited to finding Invidious instances that have not been neutered for saving videos that can be shared outside of YT. Beyond that, we need someone to invent a sharing platform well suited to YT. Something that uses the basic bittorrent design with trackers that key on the video ID.
Hi, didn't login for quite a while.
Globalisation has yielded a machine that was produced from all over the world. It’s a 2008 machine.
Mine too.
Not sure what point you’re trying to make here
The dependency of Europe on the US, especially in the tech sector, is endemic. There is no easy and quick fix for this. Whoever told you that was feeding you bullshit. Think about it: we can't make microchips, and most of the IT and media production we watch is made by US companies and therefore under the control of the US. We need to make compromises on our initial efforts, or we risk pushing a lot of people away from this cause. And people have to be free to follow their own pace.
As long as you are dependant on US tech giants, you don’t have ETS.
I totally agree with you in this.
It’s easily a replacement for content creators.
Not sure about that. Do you use PeerTube?
I'm using GrayJay as a YouTube client. It might not be for you, but it works for me. It has resolved most of my issues with using YouTube (I was also a Premium subscriber). You can also use it for other platforms, including PeerTube. Clients like GrayJay can help the PeerTube cause by making people discover creators on those platforms too and making the transition easier.