The platform enables users to upload, share, and monetize videos through cryptocurrency, while maintaining content persistence through a peer-to-peer network.[5]
Odysee is driven by blockchain, a decentralized protocol that allows digital content to be distributed and stored without a central authority. This blockchain network supports a peer-to-peer infrastructure, which allows users to upload and share videos. The metadata of uploaded content is stored on the blockchain, while the videos themselves are hosted across a distributed network of users, referred to as nodes.[8]
Arweave is a decentralized data storage network that uses blockchain technology to enable digital storage. Its native AR token pays for storage and incentivizes participants.[citation needed] The Arweave network has been used to archive content in censorship-sensitive regions like Hong Kong and during conflicts such as the Ukraine invasion.[9][10]
Moderation
Odysee's content moderation is significantly less restrictive compared to mainstream platforms like YouTube. Since its launch in September 2020, Odysee's lax moderation policies and decentralized structure has allowed hate speech and misinformation to be spread on the platform.[11] This has included far-right groups, conspiracy theorists, and individuals banned from other platforms.[5][12]
In addition to facilitating free speech, Odysee has also hosted alternative information, particularly around topics such as COVID-19 information and Vaccine information, and political conspiracy theories. The platform's decentralized nature makes it difficult for content to be effectively moderated or removed, allowing misinformation and disinformation to spread without significant resistance.[5]
Odysee has faced geo-blocking restrictions in regions such as the European Union, where agents have raised concerns about content deemed harmful or disinformation.[13]
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