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   SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Monday, 09-Feb-2026 19:45:04 JST SuperDicq

   • Framasoft

   Can anybody explain to me why this is in the FAQ section of PeerTube?
   
   Why do you explicitly insist on being an alternative?
   Why would do you want to coexist?
   Why do you not want burn Google down to the ground as an illegitimate monopolistic company and really aim replace Youtube altogether?
   
   @Framasoft@framapiaf.org

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 02:38:39 JST SuperDicq

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     • waffles

     @wafflesies@infosec.exchange @Framasoft@framapiaf.org I want them to replace Youtube, not just be "an alternative".

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     waffles (wafflesies@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 02:38:40 JST waffles

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     • Framasoft

     @SuperDicq @Framasoft
     youtube: centralized
     has tos related to using its api and site
     offers ways for content creators to monetize
     integrates with a google account
     has an upvote downvote system
     has algorithmic recommendations
     makes deals with creators to promote their channel and build the youtube brand
     has ads

     what about that do you want peertube to do?

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:11:06 JST Framasoft

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     @SuperDicq Hello!

     This FAQ entry covers multiple topics.

     While it's clear that we would prefer a world without Google/YouTube — that's why we launched https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/ and started working on PeerTube — we are honest about our limitations. We won't be able to compete directly with YouTube, Vimeo or any other video platform built by Big Tech. 1/?

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:11:30 JST Framasoft

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     With this in mind, we developed PeerTube in a very different way. While we are still working towards making PeerTube more welcoming for people used to centralized platforms, we don't want to hide the fact that PeerTube is decentralized, federated and built to empower people.

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:11:32 JST Framasoft

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     With PeerTube, our goal is to rethink what a video platform should be, outside of the attention economy. We don't want to trap PeerTube users on the platform using design patterns to encourage them to watch PeerTube content for hours on end. We want them to stay in control of their behaviour.

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:11:33 JST Framasoft

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     @SuperDicq The reason for this is pretty easy to understand: We don't have enough money for that, and we never will. We're just a small non-profit organisation funded by donations. YouTube's revenue for the full year of 2025 was around $60 billion. Our revenue for all our actions, including PeerTube, for the full year of 2025 was around €1 million. We're just not playing the same game.

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:11:44 JST Framasoft

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     Finally, PeerTube was not built primarily for large-scale video creators. Our goal is to enable most people and organisations to take back control of their videos by drastically reducing the cost of self-hosting videos (even if it's still a bit expensive) thanks to P2P technology. That's why we haven't worked on any monetization systems, except for the 'Support' button, and have focused on institutions over the past year.

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:12:55 JST Framasoft

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     @SuperDicq

     So, yes, PeerTube is not just a drop-in replacement for YouTube, which is much more than just a video platform. It provides an advertising system and analytics about user behaviour. But it's also an entire editing system with its own recommendation mechanics.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:14:14 JST SuperDicq

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     • Framasoft

     @Framasoft@framapiaf.org Thank you for your response.
     While it's clear that we would prefer a world without Google/YouTubeI know this, 'but to me this English FAQ sections sounds like you don't want a world without Google.
     
     It sounds like you just want to exist alongside, and that existing alongside is what you desire and nothing more. Which implies that what they are doing is not wrong, but just a simple matter of having a different opinion.
     
     Maybe you should a version of what you just explained here in that FAQ section instead?
     
     Or I would at least suggest to rework the text by replacing neutral words like "different values" with "more ethical values", etc. so it doesn't look like you are endorsing Google.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:17:36 JST SuperDicq

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     @Framasoft@framapiaf.org Great.
     
     P.s. I highly suggest increasing the default restrictive max character count of 500 in Mastodon to a more sane number like 5000. That makes long posts like you posted for most of us much easier to read and interact with. Here's a tutorial: https://mszpro.com/mastodon-character-count

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     Framasoft (framasoft@framapiaf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Feb-2026 20:17:38 JST Framasoft

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     @SuperDicq Okay, I understand. Thank you for your feedback! I'll point it out to the rest of our team so we can discuss how to improve this FAQ entry.

     ~ Booteille