[shi]

No one visits personal websites to watch self-hosted videos nowadays. YouTube is not only about video hosting, but also about the large user base.

[ensignro2340]

Yes we understand that - but these were her options: continue hosting on YouTube, host on another site/hosting service (a lot of new anti-YouTubes are popping up), or self-host. She had a choice in this. YouTube being the most popular of them all doesn't mean she has to host her videos there.

[spacehome]

That changes one person at a time. Until then, you have to put up with Alphabet's version of morality.

[devmunchies]

YouTube is so popular that it’s indirectly censoring private content by getting all the traffic.