I wanted to take a moment to share something that might be very important to a lot of artists here... namely 2D / 3D artists who create NSFW video clips and films. If you are or know of any animators in the fandom, please spread the news to them: This may help make their lives a whole lot easier!

As some of you probably know, life hasn't been very fair to furry animators; When it comes to drawn art, there are several furry sites that let us share content more or less freely (Furaffinity, Inkbunny, Sofurry, Weasyl, many more). But since video is much more complicated to stream and takes a lot more resources to host, none of those sites let you upload it... unless of course you convert to flash and downgrade to an abominable quality so that it fits under 10MB. So far there have been no alternatives in this department either: Video sites are dominated by a few monopolies, with Youtube at the top followed by a few others such as Vimeo or DailyMotion... all of which have very strict rules against NSFW content, to the point of deleting anything that even looks remotely sexual. A few animators tried uploading there and most have eventually lost their channels.

Now remember how I said the decentralized internet is coming to the rescue of those who are being left out by the mainstream web? Well today I just found out it's already happening for video platforms! While I was looking for news on the progress of the IPFS protocol, I came across this little beauty:

https://d.tube

DTube is another attempt to create an alternative to Youtube. Unlike previous attempts however, such as vid.me which tried hard and ultimately failed, DTube has an ace up its sleeve: It's based on decentralized technology... including my favorite the IPFS protocol for distribution, and the STEEM blockchain for account management. You don't need to install special software: It works like any video website, allowing you to create an account and watch video from your browser. I understand the platform also has a cryptocurrency system, so you might get paid for your videos in addition... it's probably different from ads on Youtube, and I haven't yet checked how much the revenue compares. Oh... and there are no limits to how large your videos can be either, although there is a warning saying that large files might not upload or may crash your browser.

The best and most relevant part is that it's uncensorable. Yep... no admins, no moderators, no community guidelines, no one taking down any videos: Community voting can apparently be used to decrease rewards or down-list uploads, but since it's decentralized there is no moderator team policing the content. In the about section they explicitly mention that NSFW video is allowed, and they only ask users to label it as such:

https://about.d.tube

I'm definitely gonna be breaking this news to the animators I follow. I can't wait to try the platform myself soon, once I find time to register and examine how it works. This is the first time in a while that I've been so excited and glad about something... both for providing an alternative that I've been gasping for like fresh air, as well as bringing justice against the strictly censored platforms that currently dominate the internet. Whether you're terrified or excited, get ready for the decentralized revolution... it's coming, and it's coming hard :)