▲ 252 ▼ Where are all the videos and gifs? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by sneezelord@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments I’ve noticed that on Lemmy there aren’t really any videos/gifs as I scroll. I just see post titles, links, or images. Is there a reason videos and gifs aren’t showing up on my feed?
[–] Generator@lemmy.pt 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hosting videos requires a lot of storage, before reddit hosting images/videos most used services where imgur, streamable, gifycat... On small instances hosting videos could be an issue with storage and bandwidth, hosting externally is always a best option permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sab@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago The whole thing is really a bit ironic. Market analysis shows that video content makes users stay longer, so Reddit pushes for more video content. Hosting video content is expensive, so Reddit pushes to make more money off users. Users get fed up and leave. I guess peertube is the example to look at now for video hosting in the Fediverse. It's a complicated challenge for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sab@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago The whole thing is really a bit ironic. Market analysis shows that video content makes users stay longer, so Reddit pushes for more video content. Hosting video content is expensive, so Reddit pushes to make more money off users. Users get fed up and leave. I guess peertube is the example to look at now for video hosting in the Fediverse. It's a complicated challenge for sure. permalink fedilink source parent