Back in 2017, YouTube no longer let creators earn money off its platform unless a creator's channel reaches 10,000 lifetime views [1]. YouTube, a platform initially built on the backs of independent creators is slapping creators in the face for content they upload. YouTube's policy is very strict, especially copyright issues. For example, it prohibits users to upload duplicate, explicit, third-party content without owner’s permission. YouTube’s love for corporate content leaving almost no wiggle room for creators. Check out the video by Angry Joe back in April this year. His video got claimed by SME for having 4 seconds of a song playing in the background! It's gotten so out of hand.
The advertising shift caused major problems for major big YouTube creators like Philip DeFranco and PewDiePie; however merchandise such as hats and shirts for instance, has become their new main alternative source of income. YouTube seemed to welcome the wonderfully weird, innovative, and earnest, instead of turning them away in favor of late-night show clips and music videos. It all comes back to demonetization which is a fancy way of describing censorship in a different light and watering it down. The copyright system is out of control for everybody, but the Anime Community on YouTube is taking the biggest hit of all.
YouTube needs to cherish their biggest creators as legends and cherished assets to be placed in their hall of fame instead of vilifying them and shoveling their channels into a grave. I fell in love with YouTube because it became an incredible platform for teachers in education. Teachers and creators alike were no longer limited to the classroom to teach and could provide video tutorials of their subjects on YouTube free of charge. Many of my game development resources on my engine blog showcase entire tutorials and playlists from YouTube to help people jump-start their journey into creating games or game engines.
Are there YouTube alternatives?
LBYR
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"After having learned my lesson the hard way, I have one piece of advice for creators posting content online: Own Your Data Don't put yourself at the mercy of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, SoundCloud, Snapchat, Tumblr, Vine, Google+, MySpace, or any of these other third parties! Unlike the more established content sharing platforms, LBRY is free, open and decentralized. This has several benefits over the traditional closed and centralized platforms: Content creators on LBRY remain in ownership of their content. It’s a peer-to-peer platform with no middle man standing between the creator and their audience, and no single entity controls the entire network. It’s a fairer platform, there is no arbitrary algorithm that decides who gets exposure and who doesn’t. There are no ads which means subpar content will not get rewarded just because of clickbait titles and thumbnails. Instead, content is rewarded by the community through tips and purchases."
Check out LBRY, a free-speech guaranteed, de-centralized, monetized and optimized viable alternative to YouTube.
"After having learned my lesson the hard way, I have one piece of advice for creators posting content online: Own Your Data Don't put yourself at the mercy of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, SoundCloud, Snapchat, Tumblr, Vine, Google+, MySpace, or any of these other third parties! Unlike the more established content sharing platforms, LBRY is free, open and decentralized. This has several benefits over the traditional closed and centralized platforms: Content creators on LBRY remain in ownership of their content. It’s a peer-to-peer platform with no middle man standing between the creator and their audience, and no single entity controls the entire network. It’s a fairer platform, there is no arbitrary algorithm that decides who gets exposure and who doesn’t. There are no ads which means subpar content will not get rewarded just because of clickbait titles and thumbnails. Instead, content is rewarded by the community through tips and purchases."
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