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Well, it looks like Odysee is turning into a ghost town. Several weeks ago, videos uploaded to YouTube ceased to automatically be reposted on Odysee. At least for smaller channels. Bigger channels somehow continued to have their videos posted. Tim Pool, Salty Cracker, The Quartering, RK Outpost, Paul Joseph Watson... Then 3 days ago the uploads ceased. I guess that's it now.
I really like Odysee, but the buffering can be annoying. I like how it appeals to a larger audience: gaming, Linux, and more. Angry Video Game Nerd, Internet Historian, Game Sack, Zuby, Count Dankula, and many more have channels on Odysee. I really don't care for Rumble. I don't like how it's set up, or how notifications are regulated to annoying email notifications. If someone replies to your comment, you have to go to that video and scrolll and scroll until you find your comment. But it seems like the big names are supporting Rumble. Jimmy Dore, Salty Cracker, Redacted, and so many more. But Rumble is pretty much 99% politics, which is why I have tried to support Odysee more. It seems that a lot of content providers like Salty Cracker and Geeks & Gamers had promoted Odysee, but they seem to have given up on the platform.
Does anyone have any insight as to what is going on?
As more and more videos are allowed to be uploaded in alt platforms like Rumble and some even in YouTube, unfortunately places like Odyssey will be left on the wayside. Free market at work :(
Rumble is too political for me. Odysee is really the only direct competitor.
Not only is Rumble too political, but it is too right-wing. Half of the channels I listed above wouldn't go to Rumble because it's nearly a right wing echo chamber. David Pakman is a cock gobbler, but I am glad to see him on Odysee. Although I imagine maybe he's given up on Odysee at this point. I think that Destiny guy is on there.
The problem is that too many creators who created channels on Odysee, got lazy with the synching system, and probably aren't even aware that their content isn't getting mirrored on Odysee anymore.
The only other "viable" platform is BitChute, which I prefer to call "Shit Show" because that's all it essentially is. Look at the comments section of X22 Report on Rumble and compare it to that on BitChute. The latter is atrocious.
u/bubble_bursts
Speaking of Rumble,I just heard today (from Dave X22 I think) that Tether recently bought Rumble. I wonder what will happen now.