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 threadEelcoSep 30, 2025

I like the idea, but I'm puzzled at the same time.

You want to get rid of #Youtube (aka #Google ) calling the game and you like to talk about the #fediverse .

But you present it in a #microsoft #powerpoint document that you share on #googledocs ?

There are #opensource alternatives for that. Why not use #libreoffice for a start?

@atomicpoet

Show threadChris TrottierSep 30, 2025

@eelcoa That’s a fair point—but this isn’t about liking or disliking Google, or about picking the “perfect” tool from day one.

It’s about building something through consensus. I’m not the one setting tool policy. This is a co-op, which means decisions like what platforms or software to use aren’t mine to dictate.

If you want a say in that—whether it’s LibreOffice, Nextcloud, or anything else—that happens collectively, at the table, as a member-owner. Personally, I believe that process makes it better.

Show threadChristopher WalkerOct 1, 2025
@atomicpoet @eelcoa I had the same question. 😂 If I were a member I would advocate using open source tools for internal communications. I'm not a content creator now, but I was thinking of starting a YouTube channel. I don't anticipate it being popular enough to monetize it, so the $0 financial cost was a big draw. But I love the idea of co-ops and hate the idea of handing reams of free data over to Google in return for hosting my vanity project, so I might be interested. It's not a huge buy-in.
Show threadChris Trottier
@cswalker21 @eelcoa That’s exactly the kind of thinking we need. The point isn’t to compete with Google dollar-for-dollar—it’s to build something where creators own the ground they stand on.

The buy-in is intentionally low because this should be viable for people like you: folks who want to experiment, maybe grow into something bigger, without feeding the ad machine in the meantime.

And I can say for sure: I absolutely want to use open source tools for internal comms. It just makes sense for what we’re trying to build.
Oct 1, 2025 at 2:42amWeb