Jan 31, 2017

BitChute this BitTorrent-Powered YouTube, is it really an alternative ?



YouTube attracts over a billion visitors every month, with many flocking to the platform to view original content uploaded by thousands of contributors. However, those contributors aren’t completely free to upload and make money from whatever they like.
But what if there was an alternative to YouTube, one that doesn’t impose the same kinds of restrictions on uploaders? Here come BITCHUTE.
“The idea comes from seeing the increased levels of censorship by the large social media platforms in the last couple of years. Banning, demonetization, and tweaking algorithms to send certain content into obscurity and, wanting to do something about it,” BitChute founder Ray Vahey.
Ray Vahey, BitChut Founder
“I knew building a clone wasn’t the answer, many have tried and failed. And it would inevitably grow into an organization with the same problems anyway.”
As seen in the image below, the site has a familiar layout for anyone used to YouTube-like video platforms. It has similar video controls, view counts, and the ability to vote on content. It also has a fully-functioning comment section.
Read more on TorrentFreak 
Official website of BitChute