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by poopooracoocoo 1674 days ago
> they'll just keep forcing up and coming competitors out of the industry through predatory practices

They don't need to. The only alternatives to YouTube are social media platforms like Twitter, FB, IG and TikTok.

There's a million things wrong with that* but my main quarrel is that they're not searchable. YouTube may be closed off and may have a limited API but it still has discovery outside of the platform and videos can be downloaded.

*Like no one uploading let's plays, repair tutorials, indie songs, etc.

The benefit of YouTube is its past content. We're trapped.