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HalVmaN Apr 4, 2025

YouTube has just changed its rules to allow hate speech against gender minorities 😞

https://www.usermag.co/p/youtube-removes-gender-identity-from

If you currently publish on YouTube, please consider putting your videos on PeerTube instead or as well:

https://fedi.tips/how-to-publish-videos-and-audio-on-peertube

Your audience doesn't have to be on PeerTube themselves. They can follow and interact with PeerTube from within Mastodon etc, and they can even follow PeerTube from podcasting apps such as Apple Podcasts.

(via @taylorlorenz on https://mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz/114274955775553205)

YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy

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User Mag

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

p.s. Let me know if you're on PeerTube, I give shoutouts to PeerTubers via @FediFollows and @FediVideo to help get them noticed.

PeerTube is not just about Linux and FOSS any more, you can have a look at https://fedi.video to see all sorts of accounts that have uploaded.

If you're not a video creator but you follow someone on YouTube, you might want to politely suggest to them that they mirror their channel on PeerTube so that people can watch without having to use YouTube.

Fedi.Video

Highlighting the most interesting content on PeerTube, and uploading PD and CC videos too. Bigotry and conspiracy theories are forbidden.

Fedi.Video

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

p.p.s. It's not as difficult or expensive as you might think to start your own PeerTube server. There are managed hosting services which do all the techy stuff for you (installation, upgrades, maintenance, fixing any problems etc), and these start from US$6.99 per month inclusive of everything (https://fedihost.co/pricing).

You can ask @fedihost about entry level PeerTube hosting, and @Cloud68 is also a good one.

Pricing - FediHost

Fediverse hosting at affordable prices, Mastodon hosting starting at $4 a month, Peertube hosting starting at $7 a month

FediHost.co

William B Peckham Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @fedihost @Cloud68 hosting? But I LIVE for the techy stuff!

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

Then you get it even cheaper! 🥳

@FediVideo @FediFollows
My channel @fosserytech_channel is on TILvids, which is a great instance for educational content (currently it's mainly tech, but other educational content is also welcome)

Phil Rudland Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows
I'm on PeerTube trying to play the Theremin.

Coralie Renée Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows

I was hesitating publishing on youtube for sharing my work.

It might be better for me to be on peertube even though, I have no idea how easy it is to be seen...

Thank u 4 the reminder.

Fedi.Video Apr 4, 2025

If you publish on PeerTube and want a shout out, send me a message. I try to promote PeerTube accounts as much as possible 🙂

Coralie Renée Apr 4, 2025

That is so kind.

The themes will be coaching, about helping people clarify and act on their projects and massages. 😉
I will also interview people.

Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo I think most of the channels I watch on YT aren't going to migrate to PT, because it's nearly impossible to monetize.

But... I think I may need to leave YT anyway.

Even the ones that I also Patreonize...

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@BoydStephenSmithJr @FediVideo it can't hurt to ask them about it! a lot of channels I watch get most/all of their revenue from Patreon regardless, so it in theory would not be a problem for them

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

@GroupNebula563 @BoydStephenSmithJr

A lot of YouTube channels no longer make much in direct monetisation, they often make more from Patreon and sponsorships.

Patreon and sponsorships are platform-neutral, so they can be done on any video platform including PeerTube (for example @thelinuxexperiment mentions sponsors at the start, @michellemay mentions Patreons at the end).

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @BoydStephenSmithJr @thelinuxexperiment @michellemay yep, exactly!

Blahmage Apr 4, 2025

@FediVideo @GroupNebula563 @BoydStephenSmithJr directly yes, indirectly no though. A sponsor wants to see numbers, and i bet you Squarespace is not happy with the numbers peertube makes for 90% of the people they currently have under contract (Squarespace seems to sponsor every video i watch haha, lots of art stuff)
Don't get me wrong, I've been looking into peertube recently because I want to get rid of yt. But the monetisation via sponsors is nowhere near what you can make on yt.

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 4, 2025

@Blahmage @FediVideo @BoydStephenSmithJr that is true, you might want to stick to a Patreon situation or find sponsors that will support you

Fedi.Video Apr 4, 2025

@Blahmage @GroupNebula563 @BoydStephenSmithJr

Oh yeah of course, I just mean there is not a technical barrier 🙂

If someone's PeerTube started getting large numbers of views, they would be able to get a sponsor the same way they do on YouTube or any other video platform. And you can have sponsors on multiple platforms, in fact it's probably easier so you can upload the same file everywhere.

Also, patrons are available at any scale, I have patrons for my Fediverse accounts.

Pekka Kurki Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows
Hi! Just put out our first PeerTube video, and more is coming soon. So nice to be a part of the Fediverse! 🙂
https://makertube.net/w/aMX8zaAw9o9nUv4KzHswzo

#musicvideo #avantpop #artpop #music

kurkı - Martha (Lyric Video)

PeerTube

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows I have @[email protected], as well as two channels @furbland_channel and @furblandalt

no idea if this is the sort of stuff you’d shout out though

Cambionn Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo
@FediFollows not me, but a rather popular security & privacy podcast in The Netherlands @angrynerdspodcast is on PeerTube too: https://video.angrynerdspodcast.nl/c/angrynerds_podcast/videos?s=1

Angrynerds Podcast

Angrynerds is een Nederlandse podcast over privacy, security, technologie en ethiek. Een roulerend panel bespreekt op geheel eigen wijze de laatste zaken uit het nieuws. Kritisch en met de nodige ...

AngryNerds Podcast Peertube

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply

Yay! I’ve posted my lectures to PeerTube, as well as some personal fun videos.

https://vid.northbound.online/a/markwyner/video-channels

Thank you!
@FediFollows

Mark Wyner

Experience designer, researcher, information architect, writer, public speaker, activist, Mastodon moderator, he/him/his. Quite active on Mastodon.

NorthTube

Meljoann Apr 4, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows thanks for your work! I’ve stopped uploading to YT this year.

Got two PT channels, if you’d consider sharing that would be amazing 💜

- https://tv.gravitons.org/c/meljoann/videos = all my music videos (hyperjack, R&B, pop)

- https://tv.gravitons.org/c/mustics/videos = my “hyper-capitalist lifestyle brand” (🤡)

Music Videos

Meljoann's music videos.

gravitons

sebulon Apr 4, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows
I'm running a Peertube instance sharing my gaming streams:

https://peertube.inparadise.se

The Souls Tube

PeerTube, an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform using P2P directly in your web browser.

The Souls Tube

🌈 Barbapulpe 😇 ᴹᵃˢᵗᵒᵈᵒⁿ Apr 4, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows
Our member @logan regularly publishes on our PeerTube instance https://tube.gayfr.online, he might be interested.

PeerTube GayFR

Le serveur de la communauté gay francophone pour le partage de nos vidéos personnelles. Liberté des sujets, rencontres, voyages, plaisirs et désirs artistiques, conseils et tutoriels, respect de la diversité, naturisme, nudisme, voire érotisme mâle.

PeerTube GayFR

Eddie Biggins Apr 4, 2025

@FediVideo @FediFollows
I'm on Makertube: https://makertube.net/a/eddiebiggins/video-channels

I need to figure out the mirroring and how the Apple podcast thing works.

Eddie Biggins

I'm a singer-songwriter and traditional musician from the Boston MA area. I also write on Medium and Substack. Long-time Disney Parks fan.

MakerTube

Fedi.Video Apr 4, 2025

You don't need to do anything special for the podcast, just tell people to follow the instructions at https://fedi.tips/how-to-subscribe-to-peertube-channels-through-podcasting-apps/

How to subscribe to PeerTube channels through podcast apps | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

Martin's pipe dreams Apr 3, 2025

@SadMonk we lost Google as well

SadMonk Apr 3, 2025

@pipe_dreams wtf

Juho Mäntysalo Apr 3, 2025

@pipe_dreams @SadMonk

Kind of tragic what with their logo being a rainbow.

Martin's pipe dreams Apr 3, 2025

@iju @SadMonk it's all just alphabet soup

Rosy Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo is there a good peertube instance for AMVs?

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

I don't know of one, but you might find something on PeerTube's official search engine at https://sepiasearch.org

Sepia Search

A search engine of PeerTube videos, channels and playlists, developed by Framasoft

Sepia Search

Abnormal Human Being Apr 4, 2025

@lalah @FediVideo

Just anecdotally speaking, I have seen some pop up in my discover and feed from:

https://peertube.otakufarms.com/

the name implying they'd be happy to have more of the same.

But besides that, I think AMVs are mostly spread out over several different instances, so the recommendation to use Sepiasearch and/or the search of any one instance to start out, is a good starting point.

Otaku Farms

Otaku Farms is a network of Fediverse instances created for the sole purpose of letting individuals express themselves.

Otaku Farms

Abnormal Human Being Apr 4, 2025

@lalah @FediVideo

Oh, and to sneak in a playlist as a personal recommendation, of a channel I appreciate:

https://videos.abnormalbeings.space/w/p/cHdZs8hgnsYXBT7P9KBrRy?playlistPosition=1

CJs Anime Music Videos

PeerTube

Mike (He/Him)Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo be safe @emilyyoung

Cardboard!Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz so is every tech company in the US legally required to do this now? like, is there some sort of new shit where all companies have to allow hate speech against gender identities otherwise they'll get the boot from Trump?

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

@cardboard @taylorlorenz

No law AFAIK, it's just them being greedy and thinking they can make more money by pleasing Trump.

They want government contracts, they want favourable laws in other areas etc, and they see that Trump responds to people who suck up to him, so this is what they do.

I hope the staff at YouTube/Google walk out over things like this, sounds like a horrible company to work for.

@FediVideo @cardboard @taylorlorenz
If they didn't walk out over the abusive copyright trolling situation, they probably won't walk out over this.

Fedi.Video Apr 4, 2025

I fear you're right... 😢

✨ Mia’s Simulacrum 🏳️‍⚧️✨Apr 3, 2025

@cardboard @FediVideo @taylorlorenz

preemptive obedience to fascist

Schmaker Apr 3, 2025

@taylorlorenz @FediVideo Feel free to use #VHSky for #Czech and #Slovak content.

We are looking forward to pretty much any kind of content - no matter if it's geek stuff, cooking or knitting 😀

And don't worry about the instance limits - these are actively watched by mods and raised if necessary.

VHSky

VHSky – Otevřená platforma pro sdílení videí bez reklam. Podporujeme kreativitu, svobodu projevu a komunitní obsah.

VHSky

⠵⠻⠷⠕⠭ 🍥🍉⚪🌹Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz One caveat is that Peertube uses Google and wsimg trackers for some reason and won't load if you have something like Privacy badger running.

Crazy-to-Bike Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz 🤷🤦🤡🤮🤮🤮

Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz

Anyone know how long it will take to move 46 videos.

I guess first step is setting up a Peer Tube Account.

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@the5thColumnist @FediVideo @taylorlorenz depends on video length and such. PeerTube offers a feature where you can sync over all your videos from YT, though it is disabled on some instances

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

@GroupNebula563 @the5thColumnist

Yeah, it will vary a LOT depending on how long the videos are, how large the files are, how high quality they are.

Best way to find out is to ask the admin of the server you want to go to, or the hosting company if you want to set up your own.

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @the5thColumnist I know http://cuddly.tube offers unlimited storage (albeit at the cost of being just a tiny bit slow), so that might be a good starting point at least

CuddlyTube

CuddlyTube is a nice little video hosting platform brought to you by Private.coffee.

CuddlyTube

Fedi.Video Apr 3, 2025

@GroupNebula563 @the5thColumnist

I don't know them specifically, but unlimited storage doesn't sound very sustainable?

It might be better to find somewhere that has been around a while and offers a sustainable amount of storage.

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @the5thColumnist fair enough, I presume they just have a *lot* of storage and will apply caps if needed. it's also run by a group that hosts some other stuff, so I suspect some of its revenue comes from other services

Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️Apr 3, 2025

@GroupNebula563 @FediVideo @taylorlorenz

If you do that do they stay on peertube. if you get rid of your Youtube account.

Also I may lose my Youtube videos that are posted on blogger.

I have to figure out how to do this with least damage.

Furbland's Very Cool Mastodon™Apr 3, 2025

@the5thColumnist @FediVideo @taylorlorenz you will not lose your YT videos if you delete your channel AFTER syncing is COMPLETED FULLY. as for the Blogger thing, it is probably possible to edit your posts to show PeerTube embeds instead (though I’m no expert)

Jørn Zeiler Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz
One by one the cowards fall ....

ShiroBloo Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz There really needs to be a simple link to register on PeerTube, other decentralised alternatives are doing much better I feel.

Swift (will be at EMF)Apr 3, 2025

@ShiroBloo respectfully, most of the fediverse has mastodon.social blocked because it's an unmanageable mess and full of bots, so there's definitely some tradeoffs to having a flagship instance 😅

ShiroBloo Apr 3, 2025

@swift @ShiroBloo I dunno, I just got OpenVibe and made an account on social, along with BlueSky. I enjoy it.

Snap2Success Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz wow

David Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz What do you think of DailyMotion? I know it's a French app and it works very well.

Dean F.Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz But my comment still gets deleted if I call a MAGA moron a "MAGA moron."

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz when do we start burning the tech silos?

Philiphobo Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo @taylorlorenz
Yes, finally we can rant against toxic males.
# Free Hatespeech against minorities for all.
/sarcasm off

Michael Bucklebob Apr 3, 2025

@FediVideo I’m all for giving up on YouTube in theory. I’ve already ditched Google, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Office, etc. etc. Sign me up, but losing YouTube would be HARD. I watch so many creators on there and it’s the de facto place for sharing videos online.