Video Creators Seeking Alternatives to YouTube

Demonetization has been a hot topic on YouTube, and is the dread of all content creators.
YouTubers relying on advertiser revenue can easily find their videos 'demonetized', which means they're unable to serve advertisement.  In 2012 YouTube rolled out an algorithm that checks every new video and determines if it is advertiser friendly.  A video can also be demonetized weeks or years after upload. Various triggers for demonetization includes cursing, nudity, violence, offensive content and sensitive events.  Read YouTube's Advertiser Friendly Content Guidelines.

Favoritism & Controversy?
Is it all just algorithms? The community has long suspected that there is favoritism going on, where average content creators find their videos demonetized more often.

"There are different rules based on your company size." - Philip DeFranco

He was talking about the different treatment Late Night shows get on YouTube. DeFranco also makes a point about the Trending Page, which seems to be manually organized by YouTube to favor celebrities and television stars.

"YouTube doesn't do enough to support its community." -Casey Neistat 

Right leaning political content creators and politicians claim they're not only being demonetized more often, but also de-platformed and censored:

We see conservative voices being ripped from the digital public square. @prageru was punished by YouTube.
@DiamondandSilk were deemed “a danger to society” by Facebook.

Twitter “shadow-banned” four members of congress — @Jim_Jordan, @RepMarkMeadows, @DevinNunes, and me.

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) July 22, 2019

What's the alternative?
While there is no shortage of options for video hosting, YouTube still has a huge fraction of the market.
The closest competitors in video hosting has long been Facebook, Instagram,Vimeo, and Dailymotion. Check out this list: 15 YouTube Alternatives in 2019 
Some of whom have been criticized for having the biggest library of stolen YouTube videos.

Some recent platforms have been popping up as people seek alternatives to not only video hosting, but also revenue and advertisement:

• LBRY - Dedicated to true content freedom for your digital media. Your asset exist on the blockchain; users can donate, and you can set up various options like free/pay-per-view, and anonymity.
• DTube, one of the many sites powered by the Steem blockhain, is a self-governed platform, where a limited number of leaders (currently 7) are elected by the users and are in charge of producing new blocks and securing the infrastructure.
• PeerTube -  Take back control of your video. Using peer-to-peer streaming similar to torrents, your video is unlikely to be taken down.
• Patreon is a popular platform where content creators can receive donations directly from their fans.

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