• rumba@lemmy.zip
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    1 hour ago

    Their centralized login and services offer some pretty good upsides, that is, before the company started enshittifying the hell out of us.

    Anyone you want to share your stuff with, they make an account, They see your server and your content. There are no ip’s, no ports, no configuration.

    They handle a limited quality proxy, you’re users behind CGNat? They can still watch your content. Don’t want to open your firewall up? It still works for limited quality.

    They cache TheMovieDB, being good neighbors.

    They cache EPG, making live tvguide data work for people with tuners.

    They provide you with a credible SSL. Your traffic is opaque to your ISP and your network.

    They provide you with 2FA.

    That said:

    • You are the product
    • Your users are the product
    • What you watch is tracked
    • What your users watch is tracked
    • Their clients are not your friends.