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Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement)
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I either watch YouTube without ads or don't watch at all. We need a new platform for videos.
Peertube looks good... but has nearly no content or content creators, which is the reason Google nearly has monopoly with Youtube
Not a fediverse thing, but I pay $5 a month for nebula. I think it’s worth it to support creators. And I believe the whole “if you’re not paying for something you’re the product”. Though you can still be the product even if you do pay.
Is nebula good?
There's definitely good material on it. Was a big fan of "Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend" short film, for instance.
But its also got your garden variety YouTube crap.
I'm also a Nebula subscriber for the same reason stated above. A lot of my favorite creators are on Nebula and either post their videos a week or two early on Nebula, or post extended versions of their videos on Nebula.
There's no ads or sponsorship segments, so it makes for a pleasant experience. Admittedly, the Nebula "originals" which are exclusive to Nebula, is a fairly small catalogue. But what is there is high quality.
The Nebula subscription is worth it for me to support creators and have a better viewing experience... And to see each Jetlag episode a week early.
Tbh I dont use it enough, but I love that’s it no ads like you said. Also feels good to support creators instead of Google. I’ll check out the originals!
They have a $30/ year annual subscription (I'm not certain if that's a purely introductory rate or not). Most of the content is non-exclusive but it's ad-free and many creators remove the sponsor segments or even include exclusive content on their Nebula version. It seems pretty worthwhile to me
I might try it for a month, thanks for the info ^_^
It's alright. Most of my favorites aren't on there, but there's some decent content there.