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What could be done to make PeerTube more popular? (joinpeertube.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by original_reader@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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PeerTube is fantastic with its decentralized model that prioritizes user privacy and control. However, it still struggles to gain widespread popularity.

What do you think could be done to enhance PeerTube's appeal and functionality, possibly even becoming a serious alternative to YouTube?

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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 months ago

i think all the issues can be surmounted if they find a way to pay creators like youtube does.

[-] Qwazpoi@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

A lot of niche YouTubers say that they get most of their revenue from patreon and other sites like that so it seems like there's already existing avenues to post videos and get paid via a different site

[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it's not about monetization. I think for content creators the biggest limiting factor is the user base. If you make a video but nobody sees it then what's the point of making a video? You want people watching your creations and the more users a site has the more likely you're going to have people watching your video. So a real suggestion would be something like video visibility which is kind of a hit or miss on Youtube since the magical Youtube algorithm pretty much throws only clickbait.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

maybe we can somehow encourage creators to post to both in a why not kind of way, until peertube has critical mass?

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