Social:Odysee
Odysee is an American decentralized video hosting platform, built on the LBRY blockchain.[1][2][3] It positions itself as an alternative to mainstream services like YouTube, but with a focus on freedom of speech and decentralization.[4]
The platform enables users to upload, share, and monetize videos through cryptocurrency, while maintaining content persistence through a peer-to-peer network.[5][6][7]
History
Odysee was founded in 2020 by Julian Chandra.[7][8]
In June 2024, Odysee was acquired by Forward Research. The acquisition took place after Odysee's former parent company LBRY lost a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2023.[9][10]
Technology
Odysee is driven by blockchain, a decentralized protocol that allows digital content to be distributed and stored without a central authority. This blockchain network supports a peer-to-peer infrastructure, which allows users to upload and share videos. The metadata of uploaded content is stored on the blockchain, while the videos themselves are hosted across a distributed network of users, referred to as nodes.[11]
Arweave is a decentralized data storage network that uses blockchain technology to enable digital storage. Its native AR token pays for storage and incentivizes participants.[12] The Arweave network has been used to archive content in censorship-sensitive regions like Hong Kong and during conflicts such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13][14]
Moderation
Odysee's content moderation is significantly less restrictive compared to mainstream platforms like YouTube.[15] Since its launch in September 2020, Odysee's specific moderation policies and decentralized structure have allowed hate speech and misinformation to be spread on the platform.[16] This has included far-right groups, conspiracy theorists, and individuals deplatformed or banned elsewhere.[7][17] Its moderation policy and philosophy has an explicitly broad interpretation of freedom of speech.[17]
In addition to facilitating hate speech, Odysee has also hosted disinformation, particularly around topics such as COVID-19, vaccines, and political conspiracy theories. The platform's decentralized nature makes it difficult for content to be effectively moderated or removed, allowing disinformation to spread without significant resistance.[7]
Odysee has faced geo-blocking restrictions in regions such as the European Union, where governments have raised concerns about content deemed harmful or disinforming.[18]
See also
References
- ↑ Carless, Will. "It looks like a regular video-streaming site. It's fundraising for white supremacists, report says". https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/11/07/video-streaming-site-odysee-extremist-crypto/71481831007/.
- ↑ "A website that provides a platform for neo-Nazis got its seed funding from Boston elites". September 30, 2024. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-09-30/a-website-that-provides-a-platform-for-neo-nazis-got-its-seed-funding-from-boston-elites.
- ↑ "Blockchain-based Odysee keeps your social media content online". https://www.zdnet.com/finance/blockchain/blockchain-based-odysee-keeps-your-social-media-content-online/.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony (2020-12-07). "Odysee aims to build a more independent video platform" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/odysee-launch/.
- ↑ Stark, John (April 13, 2021). "The Best YouTube Alternative that Pays! Odysee.com Review". https://johnstarkboi.medium.com/the-best-youtube-alternative-that-pays-odysee-com-review-4fc670f44f9c.
- ↑ "Odysee". https://finchtrade.com/glossary/odysee.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Wilson, Jason (16 July 2023). "Extremist-friendly tech company closes after legal fine". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/16/lbry-closes-odysee-cryptocurrency-tech-sec-fraud-extremist.
- ↑ Chandra, Julian. "Julian Chandra — Web3 Media CEO & Founder, Odysee". https://www.julianpchandra.com/.
- ↑ Wilson, Jason (2023-07-16). "Extremist-friendly tech company closes after legal fine" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/16/lbry-closes-odysee-cryptocurrency-tech-sec-fraud-extremist.
- ↑ "SEC vs LBRY Summary Judgement Ruling (We Lost)". 7 November 2022. https://odysee.com/@lbry:3f/secvslbrysummaryjudgementruling:a.
- ↑ "Digital Threat Report: Odysee" (in en). 6 November 2023. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/11/06/digital-threat-report-odysee.
- ↑ "Arweave Lightpaper". https://www.arweave.org/files/arweave-lightpaper.pdf.
- ↑ "Hong Kong's Apple Daily to live on in blockchain, free of censors" (in en-US). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kongs-apple-daily-live-blockchain-free-censors-2021-06-24.
- ↑ "Crypto Network Promises Hack-Proof History of Ukraine Attack" (in en). Bloomberg.com. http://www.bloomberg.com./news/articles/2022-02-25/ukraine-invasion-videos-amass-on-crypto-data-storage-network.
- ↑ "People-first video platform Odysee Launches out of Beta, Enabling Creators to Reclaim Power and Monetization". https://www.prweb.com/releases/People_first_video_platform_Odysee_Launches_out_of_Beta_Enabling_Creators_to_Reclaim_Power_and_Monetization/prweb17586549.htm.
- ↑ P, Nelly (15 December 2022). "The maze of content moderation on Odysee". https://checkfirst.network/the-maze-of-content-moderation-on-odysee/.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "On Odysee: The Role of Blockchain Technology for Monetisation in the Far-Right Online Milieu" (in en-GB). https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/on-odysee-the-role-of-blockchain-technology-for-monetisation-in-the-far-right-online-milieu/.
- ↑ "Odysee: list of geo-blocking requests shows the EU and EU Member States are far from doing enough to enforce the law" (in en-US). https://www.disinfo.eu/advocacy/odysee-list-of-geo-blocking-requests-shows-the-eu-and-eu-member-states-are-far-from-doing-enough-to-enforce-the-law/.
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