Social · France (FR)
PeerTube
Federated, peer-to-peer video.
The switch
YouTube→PeerTube
About
Decentralised video platform from non-profit Framasoft. Self-host or join an existing instance.
Why we recommend it
- Self-hostable
- Peer-to-peer streaming
- Federated
EU vs USA
PeerTube vs YouTube
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 PeerTube
🇺🇸 YouTube
Headquarters
Paris, France
San Bruno, USA
Jurisdiction
France
USA
Data location
Federated, mostly EU
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Framasoft (non-profit)
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2018
2005
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