YouTube appears to be cracking down on SRV3 subtitle files, disabling new uploads and deleting existing custom captions from major channels including Hololive, Dream.

  • SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orgOP
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    11 days ago

    One of the many ways, yes. It’s a shame it’s probably not economically feasible or convenient for Cover to have their own streaming platform (peertube? 🤔)

    • Syrc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      Personally I think it would be economically feasible for them, probably not convenient to switch because they would lose a lot of visibility, but having a mirror site (and, especially, a mirror place to superchat dodging Youtube’s cut) would be a genius move with their current market share, imo.

      • SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.orgOP
        2·
        10 days ago

        It depends where the majority of revenue for them comes from, superchats or YTads, honestly I don’t know. If it’s ads, it wouldn’t be a good idea to abandon YouTube (then again, I wouldn’t mind ads on ‘CoverTube’ if they weren’t too many)

        • Syrc@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          9 days ago

          I heavily doubt it’s ads, channels whose majority of the audience mainly watches livestreams usually get very little from them. And they make a TON of money from superchats (and membership!) compared to the average streamer, so I’d assume the divide is even bigger.

          The main reason why abandoning Youtube as a whole might be detrimental is for the visibility. You get a lot less new users if you spin a new platform, it’s a move you can afford to make only if you know your current audience is enough to be self-sustainable.