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PeerTube Sepia

Decentralized federated video platform

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The switch

YouTube→PeerTube Sepia

About

Federated, open-source video platform by Framasoft.

Why we recommend it

  • Federated
  • Open source
  • No ads

EU vs USA

PeerTube Sepia vs YouTube

Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.

Criteria
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί PeerTube Sepia
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ YouTube
Headquarters
France
San Bruno, USA
Jurisdiction
EU (GDPR)
USA
Data location
Self-hosted
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Framasoft
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2015
2005

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PeerTube Sepia vs the US incumbents

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πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί European & decentralised