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DTube is a video sharing platform originally launched in 2017 as a decentralized alternative to YouTube.[1] Initially built on the Steem blockchain and the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), the platform aimed to offer censorship-resistant video hosting with cryptocurrency-based creator rewards.[2][3] After years of declining activity and technical challenges, DTube was relaunched in December 2025 as a conventional ad-supported video platform, retaining only a lightweight peer-to-peer feature for video delivery.[citation needed]
Type of site | Video hosting service |
|---|---|
| Available in | 13 languages |
| URL | d |
| Launched | 2017 |
| Current status | Active |
| Written in | TypeScript, Svelte |
Reception
editMartin Brinkmann, writing in ghacks, praised DTube as a safe service that is free from censorship and algorithms that artificially alter video rankings, though said it lacked content compared to YouTube.[1]
Julia Alexander, writing in Polygon, said that due to its laissez faire moderation, DTube was becoming home to controversial and disturbing topics, and that its main competition to YouTube was conspiracy videos and right-wing talking heads.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "DTube is more than a YouTube alternative". gHacks Tech News. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ "DTube: Steemit User Builds a Decentralized YouTube". Crypto News. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ Mitchell, Pete (2023-01-26). "What is DTube? Should you Switch from YouTube to DTube?". TechCult. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- ↑ "Controversial YouTubers head to alternative platforms in wake of 'purge'".