Why are all the #peertube instances #defederated from each other?
Has there been drama over there? Is there a functional reason?
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@Shkshkshk @nostupidquestions They aren't? I mean, some are sure, usually due to disagreements in moderation or allowed content, but there are a lot of PeerTube instances that federate with each other.
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rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
They really aren’t. But with Peertube and video platforms, it’s a bit different than for example on Mastodon or here. You wouldn’t want wo watch a Mastodon’s ALL feed. It’s just 400 random posts in a row and then one that sparks your interest. And no one wants to scroll just through random non-interesting stuff.
On Peertube the “All” feed - the one on the main page - needs to be somewhat useful. To deliver quality content and provide you with new videos to watch. Not just some random ramblings mixed with 3h Minecraft videos mixed with political videos that got banned on YouTube mixed with MLP…
And that’s why Peertube admins don’t just include all the content out there. It just leads to people being annoyed and saying YouTube recommends videos they’re interested in and Peertube is just random junk.
But they aren’t defederated. You can usually access that content, subscribe to those channels and watch it. It’s just not displayed by default.
I think both approaches are useful. Curated content is nice. You can have for example instances for tech-related stuff, some for tinkerers and makers, some for gamers and some for poliyical drama. They form little bubbles and their peer groups gets relevant videos displayed to them.