Odysee is the decentralized pick that still feels like a normal video site. It began as a front end to the LBRY blockchain, though that era is ending. After LBRY Inc. lost an SEC case and shut down in 2023, Forward Research acquired Odysee in 2024 and started moving it onto Arweave for storage and payments. The LBRY Credits tipping is being retired in favor of a new Arweave-based system, alongside ordinary memberships and direct tipping. The front-end code stays open source and the censorship-resistant pitch holds. It is a platform mid-transition. Even so, it is a good middle ground between reach and resilience.
Odysee
Censorship-resistant video, migrating from LBRY to Arweave.
odysee.com
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Pricing Free to watch and post. Creator tipping is moving off LBRY Credits to a new Arweave-based payment system.
Strengths
- Open-source front end, with apps for phones and Roku
- Decentralized and censorship-resistant by design
- Moving to Arweave for permanent storage and payments
Considerations
- Under new ownership and rebuilding its infrastructure, so its long-term direction is uncertain
- Smaller audience than Rumble
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