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  • lemonhead2@lemmy.world
    393·
    4 months ago

    oh lol. stopped watching the video when he said to protect yourself when browsing sign out of chrome

    how about using a non spyware browser instead? e. g. Firefox

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      4 months ago

      i would have thought, based on the title, that ‘step one’ would be ‘ditch chrome’

      • utopiah@lemmy.ml
        1·
        4 months ago

        Peertube and others are not nearly anp viable option yet

        Can you please clarify why not?

        • weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.socialOPEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          There’s simply not even close to the amount of content amassed on YT, and on Peertube’s case (and perhaps on the Fediverse itself), having to navigate through instances makes onboarding not as seamless as the alternative. On the other hand, I think YT’s monetization scheme makes it a more attractive platform at the moment, which further contributes to the extent of its user base.

          • utopiah@lemmy.ml
            1·
            4 months ago
            • there is more content on PeerTube already that you can watch during your lifetime
            • monetization exists on PeerTube exists and is not based on advertising (which has terrible side effect on privacy)

            So I think if one is looking for PeerTube to be a copy of YouTube in terms of both content and monetization they will be disappointed… but also maybe that’s the problem in itself. YouTube monetization is damaging (forcing to be a popularity contest) and bring poor content in. Sure some very few content creator are still on it but a lot already moved away. The assumption though is that there is a link between popularity and quality. It’s time to reconsider.