Tired of your favourite creators getting canned on YouTube and their censorious and tyrannical policies, tired of big-tech monopoly/duopoly on video content, tired of ads and being forced to turn off adblock, tired of being spied on and having your data sold, tired of having to search for your favourite creators on multiple platforms ? – well this may just be the answer you’ve been looking for :
Grayjay: https://grayjay.app/
Freemium model, but Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) – explained in detail in the videos below. Sorry Apple fanboys (and girls), you’re SOOL with this one, Android/Degoogled only for now, but maybe we’ll see one for you later – it has been hinted at.
Produced by right to repair and cyber-privacy advocate Louis Rossman, along with his his sponsor Futo.org.
Summary :
Grayjay is a new platform that reimagines content discovery. It’s more than just an app, it opens the door to a content-rich universe, with features tailored to prioritize your experience and freedom. Here are some key features:
- Follow Creators, Not Platforms: Stay seamlessly connected with your favorite creators, irrespective of their primary content platform.
- Personalized Content Feed: Immerse yourself in a feed curated by your tastes, free from restrictive algorithms.
- On-device Data Storage: Your playlists, subscriptions, settings, and downloaded videos remain offline, ensuring a private and secure browsing experience.
- Multi-platform Integration: Grayjay continually expands its support for numerous platforms, driven by community collaboration and input.
- Flex UI: Customize the user interface to fit your preference, offering a truly personal browsing environment.
- Direct Engagement: Foster a direct connection between creators and audiences, promoting authentic interactions and support1.
It’s also worth noting that Grayjay is a multi-platform with support for Youtube, Kick, Nebula, Rumble, PeerTube, Twitch, Odysee, SoundCloud, and Patreon with support for Subscribestar under construction right now. The source code is available at GitLab –
https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay
The app has received positive reviews on Google Play Store. Users have praised its ad-free content from a unified source and the ability to download content. They’ve also appreciated the minimized foreground player for phone use. However, some users have suggested improvements such as making it easier to enable plugins and adding a feature to import YouTube subscribers list.
The developer has stated that no data is shared with third parties.
Video 1
Key insights
🚫 The lack of ownership and control over one’s identity on online platforms is a serious issue, as platforms have the power to delete people for trivial reasons.
📥 The app allows users to download videos and create local playlists, giving them control over their viewing history and preventing platforms from tracking them.
💡 By allowing users to make claims and confirm their ownership of platforms like YouTube channels, Harbor provides a new level of transparency and trust in online interactions.
🌍 “We’re seriously trying to change the ecosystem by open source software.”
💰 “We believe that you are the customer, not the product…you have to pay for the software.”
🚫 We are committed to not having a business model where the user is the product and will aggressively pursue anyone who attempts to pervert our software in that way.
💰 “We do not want to see a world that is only ad supported because it results in the most sensationalist content always rising to the top.”
💰 Content creators should have a direct connection to their audience and the ability to request payment for their content, emphasizing the importance of audience support in sustaining creators’ work.
Video 2
Key insights
🤔 The importance of defending creators and their content, regardless of personal opinions, as anyone can become a victim of censorship.
📺 If a content creator gets deleted from one platform, they can still remain in the feed of subscribers on another platform.
💰 The goal of the application is to make it as easy and obvious as possible for viewers to support content creators directly, using their own payment systems and stores, without any involvement or cut from the platform.
📢 Users will have the option to opt out of having their content visible in the application, providing control over their channel’s visibility.
💰 The platform aims to empower content creators by allowing users to directly patronize and compensate them for creating valuable content.
💡 This application of sovereign identity goes beyond verifying online platforms and can be used to empower whistleblowers and those who speak out against injustice.
💔 The speaker expresses frustration with the lack of transparency and accountability on the platform, stating, “I have received strikes for things I did not do wrong because I have had my channel deleted in the middle of a live stream and they can’t even tell me the reason for it.”
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