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Re:Blender is testing PeerTube after YouTube blocks their vi... by stcredzero on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @03:44PM (#17349714)
> The last thing Google wants is a future where the (unethical, horrible, destructive) surveillance-capitalism-ad-tech economy goes away…

Because the corporate culture of Google/YouTube has changed into one of authoritarian adherence. This is the natural result.

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Re:Blender is testing PeerTube after YouTube blocks their vi... by vkou on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @05:01PM (#17350267)
> Because the corporate culture of Google/YouTube has changed into one of authoritarian adherence. This is the natural result.

Really? Is that what you've taken away from the Maven debate?

There's a couple simpler, far more plausible explanations.

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Re:Blender is testing PeerTube after YouTube blocks their vi... by stcredzero on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @05:50PM (#17350556)
Really? Is that what you've taken away from the Maven debate?

It's a number of observations. It's only natural that a company like YouTube would seek to monetize and shift towards the mainstream. It's what they are doing with the long tail and the creative margins which is suspect.

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