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|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 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 name=":0">{{Cite web |title=An alternative to Big Tech's video platforms |url=https://joinpeertube.org/ |website=PeerTube}} ([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> | }}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 name=":0">{{Cite web |title=An alternative to Big Tech's video platforms |url=https://joinpeertube.org/ |website=[[PeerTube]]}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260219184525/https://joinpeertube.org/ Archived])</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngabu |first=Michael |date=2024-11-24 |title=New to PeerTube? 5 Common Questions Answered |url=https://streamdiag.com/streaming-services/peertube-common-questions-answered-10439/ |url-status=live |website=[[Streamdiag]]}} ([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 ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251225084432/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/library Archived])</ref> | PeerTube lets people make their own website that is connected to PeerTube where they can customize how their website looks, or acts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=User library |url=https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/library |url-status=live |website=[[PeerTube]]}} ([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/ ([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. | PeerTube does not moderate content, making the platform unsafe<ref>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42389394</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=u/lomirus |title=Questions about Peertube |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/PeerTube/comments/xe7fmp/questions_about_peertube/ |website=[[Reddit]]}} ([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>{{Cite web |title=Moderate your PeerTube platform |url=https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation |url-status=live |website=[[PeerTube]]}} ([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=== | ||
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| 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
User Freedom
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
PeerTube currently respects privacy as it doesn't track anything.[1] 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
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
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
[please add an incident]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "An alternative to Big Tech's video platforms". PeerTube. (Archived)
- ↑ Ngabu, Michael (2024-11-24). "New to PeerTube? 5 Common Questions Answered". Streamdiag.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (Archived) - ↑ "User library". PeerTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (Archived) - ↑ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42389394
- ↑ u/lomirus. "Questions about Peertube". Reddit. (Archived)
- ↑ "Moderate your PeerTube platform". PeerTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) (Archived)