PeerTube

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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.

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.

PeerTube does not moderate content, making the platform unsafe, with PeerTube expecting the channel owner to moderate their own channel. 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. 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

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