Should YouTube federate?
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Joseph Szymborski :qcca:replied to Evan Prodromou last edited by [email protected]
@evan if there was a fragmented ecosystem of video platforms with comparable user share, or of YouTube was losing user growth, then yes.
I don't think that scenario is a foregone conclusion, but I don't see it happening without Alphabet totally fumbling the ball worse than it did during the adpocalypse, or without a large grassroots movement.
I think if you see that in the platforms that have turned on or promise to turn on AP (Threads, Tumblr, Flipboard) vs those that haven't (X, FB, Reddit)
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
Interesting results. I'm a strong yes. It's a social publishing service with subscriptions, likes, and comments. It fits really well into the Fediverse model.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
An awful lot of people got mad that this could never happen and it wasn't worth talking about.
First, we talk about fictional things all the time. It's fun and harmless.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by [email protected]
Second, it's pretty clear to me why YouTube would federate.
One reason is if the Fediverse was larger than YouTube, it would be advantageous. With 2.5B MAUs on YouTube, I think we have a long way to go before we outnumber them. But maybe not forever.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
The other reason is if regulators required it.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
Thanks to everyone who answered and commented.
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Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
Oh, I nearly forgot: a lot of people thought the culture and ads on YouTube would be bad for existing Fediverse users.
Which, like, it's really easy to block a server if you don't want to interact with them. We have the technology.