A video (see the mpeg4 file or the youtube video embedded) by Styxhexenhammer666 (aka Styx) reports that the video website known as VidMe is shutting down. He makes some good points about echo chambers. Here is my two cents: The eagerness for VidMe to succeed seemed to be the domain of its userbase. The VidMe website itself did not seem to value that strength. It's heavy handed "one strike" policy was over the top in comparison to youtube's "two week ban" approach. Letting a user know in advance so they get a chance to undo whatever it is that has offended the website creators is much more fair. Alas, perhaps for VidMe, the ego would rather destroy itself than turn to face its own shadows. In the youtube comments sections of Styx's videos, some people who used youtube and VidMe reported that people would get "instabanned" for posting a link. They spoke of #censorship too. It was as if automatically they were deemed a spammer and therefore instantly banned.

    Not only is this not "fair" (in terms of giving a person a chance to hear them out) but also it seems absurd that hyperlinks on the internet (and sure, we are not talking adult boobs or anything) are what make content and are also citations. It seemed to be hypocritical seeing as the actual videos from VidMe where often hyperlinks for direct ripping from youtube. So far Movim seems to embrace the fact that a link can be embedded as the basis for a post made. Of course, even with the two week timeout banning by youtube, youtube would likely be seen as more fair if youtube were to actually tell an account owner if they have been shadowbanned in comments. Another poor thing VidMe did which came across as hypocritical was the way it would allow a person to rip youtube videos on its own website but then would not allow the ability to rip videos from its own website to another person's website. It gave off the impression of it being a one way street. It raised questions about the way that, in doing so, vidme did not seem to acknowledge youtube had made deals with the Performing Rights Society for copyright music uploaded. Sure there are sometimes nuances, however, you either respect the function of ripping, or you don't. That applies to those who feel copyright laws are working and to those who feel copyright laws are not working.

    Not only this but VidMe had a habit of engineering fame for those who got the front page a lot. Some channels, displeased with what they felt was unfair treatment closed their channels, such as the GoMGTOW channel and that channel had helped give shoutouts to other VidMe channels. Even metacafe allowed their upload button again recently and metajolt is a website that allows direct mpeg4 file links. The vlogger StyxHexenHammer666 (or often aka "Styx" for short) reports that VidMe is shutting down its servers. Styx then shows another site is available, known as 'Pew.Tube' and it has been allowing direct mpeg4 links to the videos on its pages. So the source video webpage for Styx's video is here but, the actual mpeg4 file can also be linked. He does also have a BitChute webpage. The way VidMe allowed embedding of videos was limited for some other websites including the way in which Movim handles HTML. Do remember that Movim has some pretty good features for HTML albeit oldschool (a bit like HTML4) but in a good way. A Direct mpeg4 link can help. Those also work on that vidlii website. Mind you TopBuzz is a website that does not seem to have it.

    While Styx has not mentioned them, see also planktos github Linux guide or planktos github or zeronet wikipedia or InterPlanetaryFileSystem for other webtorrent or crypto-currency social networks. Styx also has his video on youtube. Styx references an archive webpage to demonstrate the news. Do consider using the #prepTorrent Filenaming convention too. Thank you to Jim Giant and Go MGTOW ( #JimGiant and #GoMGTOW ) and others for their kindness during my one strike instaban. #prepTorrentFilenamingConvention

    I got a kind shoutout to my prepTorrent page on vidme but only saw it having got booted of the website! Here is the link to the vidme channel of JimGiant with his video https://vid.me/Nv2R and he is also on movim so you can find him via this public link. https://nl.movim.eu/?blog/jimgiant%40movim.eu/cf0e572c-1028-4e6c-be73-cd65f7efc8c8 Also here is GoMGTOW https://nl.movim.eu/?blog/gomgtow%40movim.eu Thank you to JimGiant for that mention! :) Could do with a mention to this movim place actually. LOL. So you can clearly see, as per his kind video, he shows I was being very helpful to people on there. Trouble is, VidMe 'pick favourites' since they are "interventiony" (for want of a better word). Here is an example from JimGiant of how vidme can be too "interventiony" https://vid.me/l3pK The great thing about movim is they say they respect for internet anonimity and privacy. For posting links to open source software, and telling the MGTOW guys about this website, you get called a spammer. Absurd! VidMe even have a problem with sock accounts (and no I have never had vidme sock accounts) and so people dogpile you by spamming your account with reports from their sock accounts so you lose your account like this. VidMe has a heavy "Terms Of Service" (ToS) which means they can do pretty much anything to you content, sadly. Even youtube would just give a person a 2 week commenting and upload limitation and yet not a full "account deactivated".

    https://vid.me VidMe disabled (which in reality means "completely deactivated") the prepTorrent account with no warnings. None of their "we reach out to you first" messages. Just gone. Just like that! Why? For talking about MGTOW tolerant websites and being critical of vidme and saying there are pros and cons to vidme. That's why! I have never posted any unsavoury material and yet they have other content by other people there. If they had any reason to want to address an issue with the account, they could have easily sent a message through the IM system. Meanwhile they have "free speech" videos they put nudge into the trending page top spot. If you are cool with MGTOW then get consider getting a movim account now! If you are on vidme, ask JimGiant on vidme about it aout "adding contact" to me here which is basically like subscribing (he is a chap I spoke to https://vid.me/jimGiant and jimgiant@movim.eu ). He is not MGTOW. A MGTOW to ask is "GoMGTOW" on vidme https://vid.me/GoMGTOW . (EDIT But please do respect that they might be busy if they cannot answer) To everybody, if you continue to want to use vidme, then hey that is personal preference. Do be mindful though of the possibility of them doing to your accounts what they did to mine. I have seen countless videos on there of people recommending other technologies like "Discord" (which is like pidginIM for gamers). And that never gets called "spamming". I anticipate they'll use that as an excuse. I'll never get to defend myself on there with no account. Of course it takes a fragile ego for them to have done this because they never "reached out to me" and want to get the "last word" by suspending my account. Support online anonimity. Get a movim account. Spread the word about getting a movim and to each other, do the "add contact". Let me know if you want me to add you here. See screenshot attached. Here is GoMGTOW on Movim. https://nl.movim.eu/?blog/gomgtow%40movim.eu Also, here is JimGiant's movim comment post https://nl.movim.eu/?blog/jimgiant%40movim.eu/cf0e572c-1028-4e6c-be73-cd65f7efc8c8