Jump to content

PeerTube: Difference between revisions

From Consumer Rights Wiki
Cabaron (talk | contribs)
Added peertube info idk
Bananabot (talk | contribs)
Added archive URLs for 6 citation(s) using CRWCitationBot
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:
|Website=https://peertube.tv/
|Website=https://peertube.tv/
|Description=PeerTube is a platform that lets users post videos (just like youtube), But also allows users to host their own channels with their own servers.
|Description=PeerTube is a platform that lets users post videos (just like youtube), But also allows users to host their own channels with their own servers.
}}PeerTube is an open-source platform that uses peer-to-peer techonology to host it's own platform, Users are expected to host their own channel via their own hardware, Instead of posting it to a PeerTube server.<ref>https://joinpeertube.org/</ref><ref>https://streamdiag.com/streaming-services/peertube-common-questions-answered-10439/</ref>
}}PeerTube is an open-source platform that uses peer-to-peer technology to host its own platform, with users expecting to host their own channel via their own hardware, instead of posting it to a PeerTube server.<ref>https://joinpeertube.org/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260219184525/https://joinpeertube.org/ Archived])</ref><ref>https://streamdiag.com/streaming-services/peertube-common-questions-answered-10439/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250914172430/https://streamdiag.com/streaming-services/peertube-common-questions-answered-10439/ Archived])</ref>


==Consumer-impact summary==
==Consumer-impact summary==


=== User Freedom ===
===User Freedom===
PeerTube lets people make their own website that is connected to PeerTube where they can customize how their website looks, Or acts.<ref>https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/library</ref>
PeerTube lets people make their own website that is connected to PeerTube where they can customize how their website looks, or acts.<ref>https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/library ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251225084432/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/library Archived])</ref>


PeerTube does not moderate content making the platform unsafe<ref>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42389394</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/PeerTube/comments/xe7fmp/questions_about_peertube/</ref>, Except PeerTube expects the channel owner to moderate their own channel<ref>https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation</ref>. Yet still working towards User Freedom as there are no restrictions to what you are able to post.
PeerTube does not moderate content, making the platform unsafe<ref>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42389394</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/PeerTube/comments/xe7fmp/questions_about_peertube/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20220915085049/https://old.reddit.com/r/PeerTube/comments/xe7fmp/questions_about_peertube/ Archived])</ref>, with PeerTube expecting the channel owner to moderate their own channel<ref>https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251222024004/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation Archived])</ref>. Yet still working towards user freedom as there are no restrictions to what you are able to post.


=== User Privacy ===
===User Privacy===
PeerTube currently respects privacy as it doesn't track anything<ref>https://joinpeertube.org/</ref>. Due to this, Even if people gain access to PeerTube servers, They will not be able to gain any sensitive information for there is none.
PeerTube currently respects privacy as it doesn't track anything<ref>https://joinpeertube.org/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260219184525/https://joinpeertube.org/ Archived])</ref>. Due to this, even if people gain access to PeerTube servers, they will not be able to gain any sensitive information for there is none.


=== Business Model ===
===Business Model===
PeerTube' Business Model is that they concider their users as people, Not as a product, And that letting people own their own channel being their main goal for their product.
PeerTube's Business Model is that they consider their users as people, not as a product, and that letting people own their own channel is their main goal for their product.


=== Market Control ===
===Market Control===
PeerTube has control over the main PeerTube website, Where you view your main PeerTube feed. Although channels cannot be deleted or removed by PeerTube owners.
PeerTube has control over the main PeerTube website, where you view your main PeerTube feed; although channels cannot be deleted or removed by PeerTube owners.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==

Latest revision as of 07:02, 23 February 2026

Article Status Notice: This Article is a stub


This article is underdeveloped, and needs additional work to meet the wiki's Content Guidelines and be in line with our Mission Statement for comprehensive coverage of consumer protection issues. Learn more ▼

PeerTube
Basic Information
Release Year 2018
Product Type Social media, Media player
In Production No
Official Website https://peertube.tv/

PeerTube is an open-source platform that uses peer-to-peer technology to host its own platform, with users expecting to host their own channel via their own hardware, instead of posting it to a PeerTube server.[1][2]

Consumer-impact summary

[edit | edit source]

User Freedom

[edit | edit source]

PeerTube lets people make their own website that is connected to PeerTube where they can customize how their website looks, or acts.[3]

PeerTube does not moderate content, making the platform unsafe[4][5], with PeerTube expecting the channel owner to moderate their own channel[6]. Yet still working towards user freedom as there are no restrictions to what you are able to post.

User Privacy

[edit | edit source]

PeerTube currently respects privacy as it doesn't track anything[7]. Due to this, even if people gain access to PeerTube servers, they will not be able to gain any sensitive information for there is none.

Business Model

[edit | edit source]

PeerTube's Business Model is that they consider their users as people, not as a product, and that letting people own their own channel is their main goal for their product.

Market Control

[edit | edit source]

PeerTube has control over the main PeerTube website, where you view your main PeerTube feed; although channels cannot be deleted or removed by PeerTube owners.

Incidents

[edit | edit source]

[please add an incident]

References

[edit | edit source]