Dear friends of Odysee,
Starting today, we're removing all ads.
We
don't need ads to make money as a platform and we are confident in the
development of our own new monetisation programs that will help creators
earn a living and at the same time keep Odysee alive.
Ultimately,
sacrificing the overall user experience to make a few bucks isn't worth
it to us and nor is it even sustainable for a platform that wishes to
make something truly open and creatively free.
As
we take this decision, one thing is certain to us, media platforms
(even ones that market themselves as 'free-speech') typically devolve
into advertising companies and end up becoming beholden to their
paymasters. It's been that way for centuries and is never going to
change.
As we see YouTube become
more aggressive with their ad deployment and 'Free Speech' platforms try
to build their own ad businesses it's apparent to us that we're
building a model for Odysee that will keep it sustainable not only
financially, but in its ability to provide an incorruptible user
experience.
Our approach may be
considered niche or unconventional, that's fine by us. Odysee will be
used by the world on terms that are agreeable to its users, and we know
our users don't like ads.
Best,
Founder & Creator, Chief Executive Officer.
Julian Chandra
