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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"

  • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.eeEnglish
    898·
    3 months ago

    It isn’t exclusively a Neo-Nazi platform, but it is a free-speech absolutist platform, so they have absolutely no problem platforming Nazis.

    It’s basically the 4chan of tube sites. All are welcome, but if you aren’t a fascist you probably won’t fit in.

    • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
      8317·
      3 months ago

      If one Nazi is allowed into a bar, it’s a Nazi bar. I’ll continue to steer clear.

    • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3610·
      3 months ago

      something something if there’s a nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with 11 nazis

    • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
      112·
      3 months ago

      To be honest, I’ve been using the website and I notice nothing of this. I can click a few links and get to said content, yes, but my feed and some of the categories I check are on par with YouTube. The only big difference I experience is that there’s much more content of smaller content creators.

    • zanyllama52@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Great description, I may have to go chock this output. Any good android app for it, or is the mobile site a PWA?

    • DreitonLullaby@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2133·
      3 months ago

      I ain’t a fascist, Neo-Nazi, far-rightist, or any of the things Odysee is falsely marked by people as being, and I fit in just fine with my fellow Odysee users. Stop attacking one of the only companies who are truly trying to be the change they want to see in the world.

        • IronKrill@lemmy.caEnglish
          51·
          3 months ago

          I agree with most of your points, but “anti physically and mentally disabled”? Really? Your source describes how they reuploaded unsubtitled lectures for the sake of preservation. This is hardly a villanous move and has nothing to do with “not caring about deaf people”. Let’s keep the arguments honest, you have plenty else to stick them with that’s actually substantial.