The video sharing site ``Flare'' built on the decentralized protocol ``Nostr'' has appeared, and unlike YouTube, the management cannot freeze the account or stop monetization, but there is room for discussion



The video sharing site ' Flare ' built on the decentralized protocol 'Nostr' has appeared. Flare allows you to post and play videos like YouTube, and the selling point is that there is no suspension of monetization or freezing of accounts by management. However, there is debate about how moderation on video sites should be done in a decentralized rather than centralized manner.

Flare

https://www.flare.pub/



Today I'm launching Flare, a video sharing site built on Nostr! ???? Like YouTube, ...
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'Nostr' is a decentralized network protocol. ActivityPub, which is used in Mastodon, Thread, Misskey, etc., is a famous distributed network protocol, but whereas ActivityPub is a federated distributed protocol that is managed on an instance-by-instance basis, Nostr is a relay server and It is a fairly simple relay-type distributed protocol where clients interact.

What kind of mechanism does 'Nostr', which is attracting attention as an SNS protocol to replace Twitter, work? -GIGAZINE



'Flare allows you to view, comment on, and like videos published by your favorite creators, just like on YouTube. However, unlike YouTube, We won't issue warnings, shadowban you, or stop monetization just because you disagree with our operating policies.'

Because Flare is built on Nostr, you can freely access your content from anywhere and watch videos from any Nostr client.

Flare can also be accessed using a web browser without any problems.



Flare's video playback page looks like this, and it basically has a UI that follows YouTube.



However, at the time of writing the article, Flare did not have a page that summarized the terms of use, etc., and it was not made clear what would happen to movies that infringe on copyright or harmful content.

Hacker News , a social news site , asks, ``How do you deal with takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)? Also, what should you do if a major media company files a lawsuit?'' Concerns regarding rights have been posted, and the question of who should be held responsible if illegal content is posted should be carefully discussed, especially when building a video site using a relay-type distributed protocol. There was an opinion that.

They also said, ``The design of the site is very beautiful and well done.However, I was a little disappointed that the content about Bitcoin appeared after loading the page.'' ``I wanted a new approach to social networking. , I especially like the decentralized approach, but after I joined Nostr for a while, I got tired of talking about cryptocurrencies, '' he says, adding that the increasing number of crypto-related advertisements on Nostr gives him a suspicious vibe. Opinions were also posted that objected to what was being done. In fact, at the time of writing the article, a message was displayed at the top of Flare urging support by donating Bitcoin.



In response to opinions that avoid virtual currency-related topics, Meyer said, ``I really hate it when people who participate in virtual currencies are dismissed as `` scammers ''. 'It 's the same as calling everyone a criminal or a drug dealer.'

in Web Service, Posted by log1i_yk