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Decentralised YouTube alternative Odysee no longer serving ads (odysee.com)

submitted 3 months ago by DreitonLullaby@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Odysee, a decentralised YouTube alternative focused on free speech, is officially ending the serving of ads on the platform, starting today. The post:

"Dear friends of Odysee, Starting today, we're removing all ads. We don't need ads to make money as a platform and we are confident in the development of our own new monetisation programs that will help creators earn a living and at the same time keep Odysee alive. Ultimately, sacrificing the overall user experience to make a few bucks isn't worth it to us and nor is it even sustainable for a platform that wishes to make something truly open and creatively free.

As we take this decision, one thing is certain to us, media platforms (even ones that market themselves as 'free-speech') typically devolve into advertising companies and end up becoming beholden to their paymasters. It's been that way for centuries and is never going to change.

As we see YouTube become more aggressive with their ad deployment and 'Free Speech' platforms try to build their own ad businesses it's apparent to us that we're building a model for Odysee that will keep it sustainable not only financially, but in its ability to provide an incorruptible user experience.

Our approach may be considered niche or unconventional, that's fine by us. Odysee will be used by the world on terms that are agreeable to its users, and we know our users don't like ads.

Best, Founder & Creator, Chief Executive Officer. Julian Chandra"

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[–] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Iv been using odysee for a couple years and never had an ad on the ios or android app. Nor in the browser. (In video sponsors dont count). Odysee ftw i much prefer when creators i watch use youtube and a alternative platform like odysee

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[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"free-speech" ❌ "you can say shit uncontrolably" ✅

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not familiar with Odysse, how's they're content moderation? We don't need another fascist platform.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I started digging into Odyssey some time ago when I found electro boom and big Clive were posting there. Immediately there was a lot of trash, like mostly trash. I went ahead and created an account where I could actually block content makers. I started off just blocking the wheel offensive ones anyone spouting libtards and woke. Moved into blocking clinate deniers and anti-vaxs, flat earthers. I just sit there and block 40 or 50 every time I logged in. Slowly, the content became less offensive overall. But you start running into the problem where they're all just videos from the same 30 preppers showing you how to make eggs in a $5,000 freeze dryer. I eventually started blocking the annoying and repetitive stuff. I haven't checked recently, but in its heyday the content just wasn't there even if you got rid of all the other crap you didn't want to see

[–] PoopMonster@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You had me at the ability to block content creators. The fact that YouTube doesn't have this is insane.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

YouTube has a "Don't recommend this channel" option. Which, as far as I can tell, does actually get them to stop recommending the channel on the main recommended feed. If you're subscribed they'll still show up in your subscriptions and will still show up in search if you look for them (to the extent that anything relevant shows up in search).

The option isn't prominent, it's in the "3-dot" menu next to a video on the recommended feed and I've been unable to find a way to view or manage the list of blocked channels, but it's there.

Edit: a word - "able" to "unable"

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[–] ulkesh@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Sure looks full of MAGA garbage. Conceptually it's a good idea, but I'll be passing since I don't need that trash in my life.

[–] ytg@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It definitely is, but it doesn't try to force recommendations on you like YouTube. You can mostly just subscribe to channels you like and view their content.

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