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Youtube has fully blocked Invidious (github.com)

submitted 1 month ago by captainkangaroo@discuss.tchncs.de to c/foss@beehaw.org

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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Do you know of an instance that is able to cover all their expenses with ads?

I want a peer tube instance with ads because I want to make sure my uploaded data is durable long-term

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not just pay them? I feel like fedi is based more on that than ads, a lot of us on fedi hate ads.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because that doesn't sound sustainable

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How is it different to other fedi projects/instances surviving off of donations?

Most will likely block the adverts anyway, so I fail to see how it'll make money that way.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 month ago

I mean, I still block all ads on YouTube, but they still make wayy more money than they need just to pay for the infrastructure. Peer tube would only need to make a fraction of what they make.