AltCensored

An archive of banned and removed YouTube videos.

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AltCensored is less a platform than an archive. It catalogs YouTube videos that have been removed or restricted, with copies stored on the Internet Archive. If your aim is to find something YouTube took down rather than to host your own channel, this is where to look. It is an open-source Invidious fork, run anonymously and funded by donations. It is web-only, with an unknown operator and a reliance on third-party archives. That makes it a research tool more than a home for your videos.

Strengths

  • Finds and preserves YouTube videos that were removed or restricted
  • Open-source Invidious fork, with copies kept on the Internet Archive

Considerations

  • An archive, not a place to host your own videos
  • Run anonymously, web-only, and reliant on third-party storage

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AltCensored alternatives

RumbleMainstream-scale video with lighter moderation, based in the US.BitChuteMinimal-moderation video hosting, now US-registered.OdyseeCensorship-resistant video, migrating from LBRY to Arweave.PeerTubeFederated, self-hostable video with no company in charge.