Thanks! There is a lot of work : )

Well, I assume there might be some technical or economic reasons why PeerTube developers haven’t improved the situation with this problem. But they have already done a great job. My project is basically built on top of what they created. PeerTube provides the ability for anyone to host videos and share them in the Fediverse, which is the fundamental thing. I can’t imagine how much effort and energy it takes to maintain this project. And all that exists and is still going based on charity and enthusiasm, I believe. At least my project for sure does :)) Developing such projects as Fediverse platforms is definitely not about making money. So we have to take this fact into account.

Thanks! Yes, I’m missing dark mode as well. Regarding the language filter, the simplest way is to make it filter by the language entry in the video’s metadata. I will definitely take this into account, because there are a lot of videos in French, for example, which I don’t understand completely :)) But it is interesting, though! YouTube forces content on users based on their IP location, and as far as I know there is no way to deal with it except to change your IP with a VPN. It would be pretty interesting to have an option to easily switch the content language and explore different videos from another language sphere. Also, it would be interesting to have an option to switch off the language filter completely and explore the content based on the topics more widely.

Thank you for your feedback.

At the moment, I am actively looking for income, as the financial situation and job market in my country are very difficult. I am trying to find ways to earn money. This project is something I genuinely enjoy working on and investing a lot of time in. It truly engages me. However, I have a significant issue: I do not have a stable income.

The hosting problem can be partially managed for now. At the early development stage, I can run the service on my own workstation. The more substantial and harder-to-solve issue is funding both my personal living expenses and the ongoing development of this project.

Hosting this service requires computational resources so that it can process and deliver information quickly. My current machine handles this reasonably well. However, renting an equivalent remote server with similar performance would be quite expensive. That is why hosting costs are not my top priority at the moment. My priority is earning money to sustain myself.

I would be interested in exploring fundraising specifically for the development of this project, because it requires a great deal of time and effort. I am considering applying for a grant to fund the development, but there may be complications, especially given that I am a Ukrainian citizen currently living in Ukraine. I am not yet sure what specific difficulties might arise. And, of course, there is no guarantee that I would receive such a grant.

Therefore, as an alternative, I would consider fundraising directly from interested users and the community to support development. Since you mentioned fundraising, I would like to ask how you feel about having an option to financially support the project’s development. Would you personally consider becoming a financial contributor? If so, what monthly amount would you potentially be willing to contribute?

Regarding your points about benchmarking the recommendation system and curator-based feeds, I am not entirely sure I understood what you meant. Could you please clarify?