If rolled out widely, this would make web browsers and third-party YouTube clients without a DRM license unusable for YouTube playback, download, etc. This would include almost all open-source web browsers and almost all third-party YouTube clients. Archive link to reddit post about this
Its got some great creators, Ive been on there a couple of years. Only downside which some might be glad to be rid of is a lack of comments, and feedback. Without any interaction you’re just watching videos; doesn’t feel like a community or conversation.
Seems a shame because there are creators who appear to value the voice of the community on a platform where their audience has no voice.
There’s a thread from five years ago where a founder Dave Wiskus said they had plans for a thread-like comments section. So it’s weird; must not align with whatever else it is they’re doing.
I’d say the same thing about dropout TV. How can we get in the comments without a comments section!?
Dropout really needs some way to interact, even if it’s just a shared fanmail address. I don’t think my view counts make it clear how much I appreciate some of their content and talent.
I tried to contact Grant O’Brien through Twitter (made an account specifically for that), but it didn’t look like he was very active at all, probably got more interesting stuff going on. But no artist is too busy to read fanmail, right?
I think they don’t want to own moderation of it. Which I get, but ultimately feel the same way you do. I’m happy I’m on there, few years as well, but do wish they had a comment section.
No comments? You might have just sold me on it.
For the comments, I use grayjay with nebula’s plug-in so there’s the polycentric comments, but there’s very little of them.