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"this morning, as I was finishing up work on a video about a new mini Pi cluster, I got a cheerful email from YouTube saying my video on LibreELEC on the Pi 5 was removed because it promoted:

Dangerous or Harmful Content Content that describes how to get unauthorized or free access to audio or audiovisual content, software, subscription services, or games that usually require payment isn’t allowed on YouTube.

I never described any of that stuff, only how to self-host your own media library.

This wasn’t my first rodeo—in October last year, I got a strike for showing people how to install Jellyfin!

In that case, I was happy to see my appeal granted within an hour of the strike being placed on the channel. (Nevermind the fact the video had been live for over two years at that point, with nary a problem!)

So I thought, this case will be similar:

  • The video’s been up for over a year, without issue
  • The video’s had over half a million views
  • The video doesn’t promote or highlight any tools used to circumvent copyright, get around paid subscriptions, or reproduce any content illegally

Slam-dunk, right? Well, not according to whomever reviewed my appeal. Apparently self-hosted open source media library management is harmful.

Who knew open source software could be so subversive?"

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
    22·
    1 day ago

    The best alternatives for creators to obtain revenue are Bandcamp and Odysee, they have an fair business modell. Certainly when YT said selfhosting is harmfull, it’s only for their business modell, but if creators create their own pages with their work, it’s not really a solution, it will be interesting only for direct fans.

    • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
      243·
      1 day ago

      problem with odysee is that it’s full of nazis so nobody wants to use it. like literally, one of the first videos that comes up is from the nordic resistance movement. and since it’s based on the lbry blockchain illegal content can’t be removed, only hidden from the frontend.

      • Zerush@lemmy.ml
        3·
        19 hours ago

        Certainly also nazis upload their trash there, same as in all other platforms, seen include in Mastodon instances, also in YT. That cant be avoided in public accesible platformas.

        • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
          1·
          14 hours ago

          yeah but on other sites that gets removed. if you’re blockchain-backed, it stays online. also, most places remove hate speech. if you’re a “free speech absolutism” platform, guess where all the nazis are gonna go.

      • bluesheep@lemm.ee
        51·
        22 hours ago

        Didn’t see that specific one but the amount of conspiracy theory videos I saw immediately turned me off of that website. Now that I know that it’s got a block chain backend even more lmao

    • Absaroka@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      23 hours ago

      Let’s also not forget Google wants you storing your photos on Google Photos, listening to music on YouTube, buying / renting movies from the Google Store, and streaming from Google TV.

      It isn’t just YouTube. It’s their whole ecosystem.

      By the way, I have a NAS setup. Was it pricey? Sure. But it cost about what it would to watch the NFL this year, and should last several years.