Post B2YYHdHk9RqOvbFspM by joannaholman@aus.social
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(DIR) Post #B2Vgf0BjNgKAmQDXuq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T12:51:15Z
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RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115915908299552986I think the results of this poll are important. I suspected that #YouTube was the primary way that people on the fediverse watch video and that seems to be true. Can someone conduct a similar poll over on #bluesky I would guess YouTube and "other corporate" will both grow and the last two options will shrink. (I might make the poll with my alt account over there, but I don't think many people see it.)
(DIR) Post #B2VhGfUwkq6xcCAMXw by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
2026-01-21T12:58:01Z
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@futurebird I didn’t see the poll, but I will not click on a YouTube link unless there is absolutely no other option (i.e. the video is the only source of the information)l
(DIR) Post #B2VhRXxH8jFbPEbVHE by steffo@a.junimo.party
2026-01-21T12:59:58Z
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@futurebird bluesky doesn't have polls yet (not counting experimental clients)
(DIR) Post #B2VhaBGardahe4kzAG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T13:01:34Z
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@steffo That is shocking! How terrible.
(DIR) Post #B2VhjH0os65m4TiLse by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T13:03:13Z
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@david_chisnall Do you watch video/TV via some other means? Or do you just never really watch videos/TV/movies?
(DIR) Post #B2Vht4jTNlTmskH5Fo by stepheneb@ruby.social
2026-01-21T13:04:56Z
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@futurebird Watch commercial shows not from corporate streaming sites.
(DIR) Post #B2VhxHhN7HseFoIaiO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T13:05:45Z
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@stepheneb What is the best noncorporate streaming site you enjoy?
(DIR) Post #B2VinxpRiqwHydC9jc by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
2026-01-21T13:15:15Z
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@futurebird I watch videos in the Fediverse that are hosted elsewhere. Normally I don't pay attention to where they are, YouTube is noticeable because you have to click through a bunch of 'Did you really want to opt out of all of the data have sting we do?' and then they show ads every few minutes. It's such an utterly wretched experience I avoid it. I also subscribe to a few streaming services.
(DIR) Post #B2VkZMs8WsQnDDca92 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T13:35:04Z
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@david_chisnall youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
(DIR) Post #B2VlBDjmwLIdsylYTg by stepheneb@ruby.social
2026-01-21T13:41:53Z
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@futurebird Some caveats: I use a hardened browser (up to date add-blocking, etc) I don't use for other things.Fnd the IMDB code for the movie or series.For movies:
vsrc dot su slash embed slash imbcodeFor series:vsrc dot su slash embed slash imbcode slash season-number - episode-numberThe top level domain sometimes changes.Example: Little Demon with Aubry Plaza and Danny DeVitovsrc dot su slash embed slash tt12198014 slash 1-1
(DIR) Post #B2VlFs6QnyXKEbZhku by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T13:42:43Z
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@david_chisnall $300 a month sounds like a lot — but if more people accounted for all of their streaming subscriptions I think it’s pretty normal. If we could get 1% of streaming subscribers to switch to paying creators directly like this? It would have a transformational impact on the media landscape.
(DIR) Post #B2VlGuCgTnZ92WzbO4 by whvholst@eupolicy.social
2026-01-21T13:42:45Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall freetube is a wonderful tool
(DIR) Post #B2Vlt4jRmdbohIWAwC by CedarTea@social.coop
2026-01-21T13:49:45Z
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@futurebirdFirefox with the ublock add-on gets you around the youtube ads for free. And all other ads as well. I haven't seen an ad on my computer or phone in years.
(DIR) Post #B2VmEXVI0S8o0p8A9w by flying_saucers@mastodon.social
2026-01-21T13:53:39Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall I use YouTube ads as a motivator to watch more nebula instead 😄
(DIR) Post #B2VqadfEBOGrJ0ZYZs by jwcph@helvede.net
2026-01-21T14:42:27Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall You don't need Premium to avoid ads - just a decent adblocker. I haven't seen a single YT ad in like two decades.
(DIR) Post #B2VuKTshBdp69FQHBI by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-21T15:24:24Z
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@jwcph @david_chisnall what browsers do you use?
(DIR) Post #B2VuhtRGKYdG4dks0e by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
2026-01-21T15:28:36Z
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@futurebird The thing that bugs me about the TV model is that the first step of the chain works how I want the whole thing to work. A studio creates a pilot (cheaply, missing effects and so on), which they then shop to networks. If networks think they can make money from it, they commission the whole thing. If they're a bit unsure they may pay for the pilot to be finished, show it, and use the viewer feedback to make the decision on whether to fund the whole series.They then decide whether to renew the series for another season based on how well it does.I would love to see the pilots made public and the series funded directly by potential viewers, to be made available for free distribution. When you release the first episodes, announce how much you need to make season 2 (including your profit), and start making it if you raise that much. Fans are incentuvised to share the show as widely as possible because it increases the chance people will pay for the next episodes.Instead, we get two or more layers of indirection between fans and studios, and popular shows get cancelled because advertisers don't think its viewers will buy things.
(DIR) Post #B2W34WyinqKohxi7tY by jwcph@helvede.net
2026-01-21T17:02:20Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall Right now I use the Zen browser, but adblocking has worked on every browser & platform for more than a decade - Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Vivaldi etc.
(DIR) Post #B2YSopPZUIhyMtMWfI by mrcopilot@mstdn.social
2026-01-22T21:00:12Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall My limited funds lean heavy on this paragraph.Well that and seeing as the family has been ad free all this time, it would be & feel punitive.https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7060016?hl=en
(DIR) Post #B2YYHdHk9RqOvbFspM by joannaholman@aus.social
2026-01-22T22:01:26Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall we need much better availability and pricing of content for that to become viable. A bunch of shows I’d like to watch and would pay to purchase individually aren’t available anywhere but streaming. I’m trying to pay for more music but the pricing on a lot is absurd. Albums on iTunes usually cost more than a months’s spotify subscription, one I wanted to buy the other day cost almost twice the monthly Spotify cost
(DIR) Post #B2Z0pEdD7KkV1o6j32 by n1c0@chaos.social
2026-01-23T03:21:15Z
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@futurebird @david_chisnall using the Brave browser, you can avoid YouTube ads!