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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @thrown 30 Dec 2021 \ parent \ on: The Top 10 Supported Podcasts on Fountain in 2021 bitcoin
The centralization is then on PodcastIndex. Because realistically all of these apps read the values from this one centralized index, right?
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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @MerryOscar OP 30 Dec 2021
PodcastIndex is open and their database of feeds and episodes is downloadable from their website - https://podcastindex.org
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @thrown 30 Dec 2021
sure, but if they want to unlist a podcast that they don’t like, it’s as simple as that. it would no longer show up on any of the user apps.
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @MerryOscar OP 31 Dec 2021
That's true but the fact that the index is open makes it much easier to create / switch to an alternative compared to Apple / Spotify.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @thrown 31 Dec 2021
The fact that all of the listener apps read the data from this one place does not make it easier to switch to an alternative. It's really disappointing to see this kind of setup tbh.
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