I know Nebula is not exactly open source, but it is pitched as a creator-controlled (or, at least a creator-centric) platform.

YouTube is my main platform of media consumption, and I would prefer to find other avenues that are not quite as monolithic.

Has anyone here tried Nebula? Is it worth it, and is there anything sketchy about it I should be aware of?

  • Vegan_Joe@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    20 hours ago

    This is exactly the information I was looking for.

    It seemed like the key points from the medium post were:

    • Nebula creators don’t actually own any of the company, but are promised a portion if the company is ever sold.

    • They are likely funded by venture capitalists, and are masquerading as a form of co-op

    • The sales pitch to subscribers is disingenuous because content creators are claiming to have 50% ownership, when they actually have 0%

    I think you summed it up well. According to that post, they are a better option than YouTube, are friendlier to content creators, but are in serious lack of transparency