"this morning, as I was finishing up work on a video about a new mini Pi cluster, I got a cheerful email from YouTube saying my video on LibreELEC on the Pi 5 was removed because it promoted:
Dangerous or Harmful Content Content that describes how to get unauthorized or free access to audio or audiovisual content, software, subscription services, or games that usually require payment isn’t allowed on YouTube.
I never described any of that stuff, only how to self-host your own media library.
This wasn’t my first rodeo—in October last year, I got a strike for showing people how to install Jellyfin!
In that case, I was happy to see my appeal granted within an hour of the strike being placed on the channel. (Nevermind the fact the video had been live for over two years at that point, with nary a problem!)
So I thought, this case will be similar:
- The video’s been up for over a year, without issue
- The video’s had over half a million views
- The video doesn’t promote or highlight any tools used to circumvent copyright, get around paid subscriptions, or reproduce any content illegally
Slam-dunk, right? Well, not according to whomever reviewed my appeal. Apparently self-hosted open source media library management is harmful.
Who knew open source software could be so subversive?"
This only shows that they are starting to take it seriously. Its a good thing thus happened. Lets the streisand effect take its toll and watch the change happen.
Btw, feel free to visit my peertube and watch some of my videos: https://peertube.giftedmc.com/videos/local
The Streisand Effect doesn’t apply here. They’re not making news about it, they’re silencing content posts on their platform. If Google went out and started using takedowns on other platforms, that’s when you start to get a compound media effect because site owners tend to broadcast to their readership; in this case, the only people who notice both the takedown and the cause is the author. And us, because OP told us, but we’re tiny.
After so many people stayed on Twitter, and after companies like Apple reversed their policy and went back to advertising there, I’ve lost faith in any mass internet movement. Most users don’t care, as long as they’re getting free stuff, and most content providers insist on using it because of monetization. If that’s where the content is, that’s where the users will go.
Sad, but very true in my experience. I find even my friends who work in software engineering and have exposure to the bad sides of what technology can do, just don’t take any efforts to change. They addicted to Instagram, to Amazon, and everything else.
shyly raises hand
I wish there was an alternative to Amazon. If there were only 3 or 6 stores where I could get everything I get from Amazon, I’d go through the trouble of multiple orders. But the alternatives to Amazon is usually a bunch of individual items ordered from a bunch of unknown sites, all of which give my angst about giving me credit card to, and which usually adds up to significant shipping costs. Or, driving into the city and spending an entire day driving from shop to shop, and being limited in my options and often never finding everything.
I so badly want an alternative to Amazon. Shopping was objectively worse before it. We’ve tried Walmart, but it’s worse and I’m not sure it’s an ethical improvement.
I still drive to the mall for clothes, but even the mall is limited for non-clothes - and often hella expensive.
i understand your despair. I sympathize. Still, I think it is just a question of who has the longer breath. If you read about history and look at things off the beaten path (most western countries teach history in a way that silences critical voices) you will see that things are never obviously gonna change something or everything from day one.
Online protest alone wont do anything but things are changing. Just keep on keeping on.
Btw. take a look at [email protected] and (for those who speak german) [email protected] for more movement stuff.
They’ve started telling people they’re blocking content for anyone who use adblock. It also seems like they might be shadowbanning those who don’t comply after a while(account can’t play any videos, but works fine when logged out or on other accounts, but zero notification from them about any wrongdoing).
Thats great. I hope oppression goes through the roof. We absolutely need this to become worse and worse. System change does not come from positive news.