this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2026
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Peertube
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A free software to take back control of your videos
Peertube is an open, federated alternative to Youtube without advertising or tracking. On this site, you can find a good Peertube instance, with good rules, good moderation and most importantly a friendly community.
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For a creator YouTube is kind of guaranteed money thanks to ads, even if it’s very little.
Because of the lack of paywall on Peertube, it’s either they get more money per subscriber than on YouTube because you support them through something like Patreon, or they get nothing because people are just watching videos for free without ads.
I guess most creators don’t even know about Peertube. One day, I’ll probably reach out to all YouTube creators I watch and tell them that I’d be willing to support them on Patreon if they posted on Peertube.
It’d be nice if Peertube then had easy explanations for a creator willing to make the move..