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A new type of video community. It's free, with no ads, no data-harvesting, just the best in edutainment content! Visit at http://tilvids.com to start watching!

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tilvids , to Random stuff
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Enjoying this thread where they pontificate about how online video needs competition, but it costs too much to do it.

I've been running tilvids.com for almost four years now on mostly community donations. The problem isn't the cost, it's the fact that every creator thinks they're the next Mr. Beast and just one video away from being a millionaire, and viewers are complacent.

We could all easily collectively decide to change this at any time.

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1c5loln/youtube_will_start_blocking_thirdparty_clients/kzv2rbn/

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@mamus Some PeerTube creators do have a donate button! That said, the donate button doesn't directly donate, it takes you to the page of their choice, so not necessarily frictionless.

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If you care about an open Internet, contact the creators you enjoy watching and encourage them to move to decentralized platforms like PeerTube. I can promise you, it only gets worse from here with

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24131338/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-mobile-apps

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Good riddance, next do YouTube!

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/07/tiktok-ban-congress-phone-calls

tilvids , to Random stuff
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If wants to figure out monetization, they should explore the social space with One of the biggest challenges for individual instances to deal with is how to help their creators monetize vs. but Mozilla is large enough that they could start building those connections with companies looking to promote their products.

But sure, go ahead and chase the bandwagon with no monetization plan other than "AI is popular, let's do that."

https://www.androidpolice.com/mozilla-back-to-firefox-roots/

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@csolisr

That's fine, but there are already orgs working on that. Mozilla doesn't need to be just the next one. We need them to focus on other areas they are better-served to win in.

tilvids , to Privacy
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phases out 3rd party tracking cookies: Sandbox explained 🍪

(video courtesy of @simon.caine@tilvids.com Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/qPG4T14qo7N2kcZ3t4u8iG

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A near billionaire content creator being courted by a likely eventual trillionaire eccentric to leave a multi-trillion-dollar platform for their own is everything wrong with the Internet circa 2024.

Can we all just agree to start over?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-x-claims-tested-115209563.html

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People can be as upset about this as they want, but so long as they continue to watch they continue tacitly supporting their user-hostile actions. If you really want to make a difference, stop watching, and tell content creators why. When you can convince them to move to platforms that don't shove ads down your throat every 3 minutes, THAT is when you'll see change their tune.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/youtube-appears-to-be-reducing-video-and-site-performance-for-ad-block-users/

tilvids OP ,
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@RobHadley

Absolutely, and I'd never suggest otherwise! The problem is, we've collectively decided to pay for content on the Internet with our attention, which has led to any number of problems, while at the same time enriching a very small number of companies (and an even smaller number of billionaires at the top).

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Hey @tilvids, any thoughts on upgrading the PeerTube version to >6.0?

Seems to have a bunch of great additions !

tilvids ,
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@Kelho

I tried to roll it out the other night, but had to back out because of a problem with the yunohost script. Currently waiting for a resolution to be identified.

Oddly enough, the update went just fine on our redundant mirror instance...

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Your reminder that in just under 30 minutes, the mouse gets his first taste of freedom...

https://www.freewillie.net

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Unleash the Force: Guess the Characters Challenge! ⭐

https://tilvids.com/w/tMEjfRqyMPwERpNoYDhCqi

tilvids , to Linux
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Has an Problem :linux:

(video courtesy of @thelinuxcast Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe to @thelinuxcast for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/evqi6FaQeahE31TK1ya6L9

fosserytech , to Linux
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My 2023 summary video on @tilvids including Linux, FOSS and Fossery Tech events. I also talk about my plans for 2024.

Happy New Year! 🎆 🥂

https://tilvids.com/w/uCLWqoX5ASnBWhtyG73NWp

tilvids ,
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@fosserytech Happy new year and great video! 🎆 Thanks for sharing it with the community! 💙

tilvids , to History
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The Alfa Romeo Badge Story - George and the Dragon? 🚗

(Video courtesy of @bigcar Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/sYZEFn39WqErbCbqU6bjpC

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Welcome to new contributor Tools on Tech! Check out their latest video below, and if you enjoy, be sure to leave a like & comment, and subscribe to @toolsontech for more great content!

https://tilvids.com/w/1dRwWca1GHskTQaWdgysKa

kariboka , to Random stuff Portuguese
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@tilvids the site is offline

tilvids ,
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@kariboka

Ugh ok thanks. Investigating...

tilvids ,
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@kariboka

Did a reboot, looks like it's back online now. Thanks for the heads-up!

tilvids , to Video Games
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Party's MIND Games : The Science of 🎮

(video courtesy of @togglejam Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/mx2Jg9kFgemaqn5trwGxHx

tilvids , to Random stuff
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According to FreeWillie.net, transition into the public domain exactly 7 days from now. That's much longer than it should have taken, but at least it starts a big snowball.

Copyright law needs to be fundamentally re-written to support creators, not corporations.

https://www.freewillie.net

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@mlanger @feoh

Clawing back copyright law to a shorter period would inherently benefit creators, because they could make derivative works much earlier on. So regardless of individual or corporation, limiting copyright to a period of something reasonable like 30-40 years would give creators a long enough protection to benefit, without having copyright law serve to enrich corporations.

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@mlanger @feoh

I do create content sometimes, but generally have opted not to monetize my creations. How about you?

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@mlanger @feoh

That's my original point though. Copyright law, in its current form, is not doing much to benefit you as an individual creator. There's no good societal reason for creative works to be protected for a century; the only ones that benefit in that scenario are corporations. Allowing temporary monopolies over creative works for 20, 30, even 40 years is beneficial to creators, but at some point that benefit flips to stifling new creation at the benefit of large corporations.

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@epicEaston197

Nope. January 1st, 2024. It's a big day for copyright!

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@mlanger @feoh

The intention of copyright was not to pass on generational wealth, but rather to give creators a temporary monopoly over their works, long enough to capitalize on them for a period of time, but not so long that they can't transition into the public domain where other creators can utilize them in new works. I would definitely say it's more important for works to pass into the public domain than to pass down as generational wealth.

tilvids , to Privacy
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Merry Christmas (to those who celebrate) and Happy Holidays (for everyone else) from 🎄 ❄️

In the spirit of holiday giving, consider donating to the @joinpeertube organization. They are trying to raise funds to advance the cause of freedom from large tech companies. Their work helps make instances like TILvids possible. If you're able to contribute, check out the following link:

https://soutenir.framasoft.org/en/?defisc

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Happy Holidays from Enjoy "A Charlie Brown Christmas in 3 minutes", courtesy of @theatticdwellers ❄️

https://tilvids.com/w/nWkRqev72Gga9RUBcYxwgf

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Ok followers, looks like we might be back in action now! Why? I have no idea. No thanks to our host, but I was able to force a hard restart of the system and everything looks to be working.

Thanks for hanging in there during the downtime. Go watch a few videos tonight to make up for it! 💙

https://tilvids.com

tilvids OP ,
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Thank you @linuxuserspace ! And thank you for your patience while we were getting back up and running!

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UPDATE: Tilvids is back! 🥳 All seems to be working fine!

tilvids ,
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@FediVideo

Thanks, definitely a bumpy day... 😅

tilvids , to Random stuff
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TILvids Status Update:

Our host has confirmed a problem on their end. Still waiting to hear a status update on their end. In the meantime, continue using our mirror instance. Thanks for your patience! 💙

https://cdn01.tilvids.com/videos/

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Still having technical issues with the site that appear to stem from our provider. Sorry for the interruption, in the meantime, feel free to continue using our mirror site to watch content!

https://cdn01.tilvids.com/videos/

tilvids OP ,
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@joshb

Appreciate it! 💙

I'm at the mercy of the support team for our host on this one, but I'll keep you all updated!

tilvids , to Random stuff
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The site appears to be having a technical difficulty at the moment. Feel free to use our mirror instance in the meantime.

https://cdn01.tilvids.com/videos/

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Just remember, this is the machine you're feeding when you watch ads on 🤖

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/report-google-ads-restructure-could-replace-some-sales-jobs-with-ai/

tilvids , to cars
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The 1970s Executive Car Story 🚗

(Video courtesy of @bigcar Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/vVZrZVgKFvUGq36KGZv7sB

Joseph_of_Earth , to Random stuff
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Is PeerTube like Mastodon where I need to find an instance to call home but then I can subscribe to channels from any instance I want?

tilvids ,
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@joojmachine @Joseph_of_Earth

Point of clarification: We will federate with others, but only if they strictly align with our goal of quality edutainment. @vkc is the first example, great content edutainment content creator that started on but was then ready to start their own instance. We were happy to federate and have their content show up on our instance.

What we DON'T do is blanket federate with everyone for, as you stated, good reason. Too many bad-faith "creators" out there.

erikkemp , to Random stuff
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Dear @tilvids , how can I as a content creator on Tilvids.com apply for a higher quotum for videos on my channel? I'm not receiving a reply on Matrix so that's why I'm contacting you here. In public, so that the question and the answer are findable for others with the same question :P

tilvids ,
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Hey @erikkemp good question. Keep in mind that our moderators are all volunteers with other primary commitments, so they get to questions/requests when they can.

The route you took is the right one (Matrix) because I don't want to be the only arbiter of who can contribute content. Additionally, we can only grow as quickly as donations come in, so that's the limit on additional space.

I'll take a look at your account and see if we can give you a bit more though. Thanks for the good question.

tilvids , to Random stuff
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CHRISTMAS VACATION in 3 Minutes 🎄

(Video courtesy of @theatticdwellers Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/hwkHHyC6jvroNfkjUn8ZFv

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Fantastic post by @davidpierce about the and other federated/decentralized services. 🙌

Glad to see quality content by competent journalists about the fediverse finally starting to catch on. I feel like 2024 is going to be a big year for the fediverse, and I'm hoping TILvids can help provide some new faces a good entry point to it!

https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Everything Toxic Did in the last 12 months :facebook:

(video courtesy of @simon.caine@tilvids.com Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subsribe!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/wShY4pBzYQwhb5ev3MHFCb

tilvids , to Privacy
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Everything Toxic Did This Year :amazon:

(video courtesy of @simon.caine@tilvids.com Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/d3Sey5DzkZjt2VoRT9dg8B

tilvids , to Privacy
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Everything Toxic Did in the last 12 months :google:

(video courtesy of @simon.caine@tilvids.com Be sure to Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more great content!) 💙

https://tilvids.com/w/1fHRZBMUkotGzusRB9H1br

tilvids , to Random stuff
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Don't worry, I'm sure this will be the last price increase...

https://www.xda-developers.com/youtube-premium-expensive-soon/

tilvids OP ,
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@uberprutser

Oh yes, I'm sure that's their primary consideration...right after they raise the bar for monetization again for creators...

tilvids , to Firefox
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This is terrible! This is awful! What am I going to do...oh wait, that's right: keep using @mozilla :firefox:

If you care about the health of the stop using products. Continuing to use their products and services is tacit endorsement of their user-hostile practices. 🌐

https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/

tilvids OP ,
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@ArtBrew @mozilla

There's Firefox browser for Android. I use it as my main browser. It even lets you install extensions like uBlock Origin to block ads!

tilvids OP ,
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@ArtBrew @mozilla

Sure, but there's not a lot you can realistically do about that at the moment. At least by switching to Firefox, you're feeding the beast less. Also (at least for now) Android doesn't directly generate much revenue for Google. It collects data about the user that they DO use to monetize, but only if you're using the services that Google can monetize around.

🤞 for a legit option for mobile in the future.

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