Chris TrottierSep 29, 2025

Tired of YouTube calling all the shots? It’s time to build something better—together.

Here’s the slide deck for a proposal to launch a PeerTube co-op.

Right now, there are three of us ready to get this off the ground. I’m looking for two more founder-members to bring us up to five. With that core, we’ll have the resources to make a PeerTube server not just viable, but sustainable—and built to last.

This isn’t about joining someone else’s platform. It’s about creating one. As a founder, you’ll have a real voice in governance and a direct hand in shaping content policies, by-laws, moderation rules, and more.

We’re staying early stage by design. This is the moment to get in, shape the vision, and build something that actually challenges the status quo. If that excites you, message me.

Slidedeck in .odp format: https://drive.proton.me/urls/ZRRBNK4XBM#RmYXrnhKXx3C

Slidedeck in .pptx format: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LgJvocTe6hH8bCw-yy-2o5QWSYCABkyL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108163627088117284715&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Show threadDrew Scott Daniels
@atomicpoet would you host videos for commercial websites that don’t want the “watch on YouTube” or advertisements to creep in? I’m not sure it’s a good idea, but it’s got me wondering if something like this might be a viable hosting alternative for certain corporate use.
Sep 30, 2025 at 3:10amWeb
Show threadChris TrottierSep 30, 2025

@drewdaniels Purposely, I’m not setting policy on what kind of content gets hosted—or how it’s monetized.

That’s not my call to make. It’s ours.

This will be consensus-driven, decided by the people who actually co-own the platform—not dictated by me, and definitely not by some faceless corporate board.

Because that’s the whole point of a co-op: to serve the needs of its member-owners. If you want a say in the future of the platform, this is where that happens.