Video Hosting · France (FR)
Dailymotion
French video sharing platform
The switch
YouTube→Dailymotionalso replaces Vimeo
About
Major French video platform, EU-based with EU data hosting.
Why we recommend it
- Made in France
- EU hosted
- Free tier
EU vs USA
Dailymotion vs YouTube
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Dailymotion
🇺🇸 YouTube
Headquarters
Paris, France
San Bruno, USA
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR)
USA
Data location
EU
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
Yes
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Vivendi
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
2005
2005
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