Could we just get YouTube to stop working…everywhere?
No way, then I'd have to actually pay people to fix stuff.
Now if shorts stopped working, id be good with that.
You might be, but the vast majority of the population would not like it.
Sure one could argue that the content is addictive and they shouldn't want to view that stuff, but that's a separate issue.
eh, there have been some education shorts I've seen that got me to subscribe to their YouTube channel.
I just want to have the ability to control the algorithm on my account so my recommendations don't get clogged with low quality, spammy, rage bait videos
I just want to have the ability to control the algorithm
I know of at least one selfhosted alternative: https://github.com/chris-lovejoy/YouTube-video-finder
There may be others if you look around.
thanks for this, will take a look later
I feel like we'd need a scientific research project to figure out how to replace youtube with something that won't enshitifiy.
We could try splitting it into three sites - funny, stupid, and trashy.
I've also thought about something like that for reddid/lemmy through tags. Like you don't just up or downvote but you vote "funny", "serious" or "insightful" or "wrong" or "trashy" etc. So you can separate posts and comments about topics. Also things like tagging a post as "repost" should be done manually or mostly automatically through image search so you can still upvote without feeling duped. And once AI becomes smart enough in the future to reliably detect common lies and propaganda you could do more of it automatically.
But for youtube you'd mostly need a common "public" server network of storage and streaming servers with a common fediverse interface. And you'd need some kind of global and voluntary coop subscription where people can pay 5 bucks that is split and paid out to any content you watch. Then you wouldn't be dependent on advertising any more.
Anyway there are so many good things we could try but we won't.
Oh know. How will they know how to do things now without Indian guys to explain?
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I don't want to lose access to bootleg movies on ok.ru
no clue what that is but will always be sailing the seven seas.
It is like Russian facebook but without any need to respond to or honor any US/EU copyright treaties while under sanctions
Don't forget their general lack of moderation. I'd use just about any site over OK.ru as I've seen some truly reprehensible videos on there.
Oh I have no idea about any of that I only search specific movies I want to see on regular search engines and add that to the search to find the video. They have a lot of really old movies that I like which are actually hard to find on other sites. Maybe don't go on there and look for reprehensible things?
Hey now, be fair. Moldova has a big presence there too... proportionately.
All other Google services might be the next.
Get ready for the new hot site in Russia, HighWindow, showcasing "accidental" deaths as you've never seen them before!
people always joke about this but defenestration has never been that common in neither the Russian Empire, USSR nor Russian Federation
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