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Why isn't IPFS the main technology to stream videos?

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Why isn't IPFS the main technology to stream videos?

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Because it’s easier to rely on YouTube than have to pay to permanently host something and all the bandwidth associated with it.

Video hosting is expensive. And IPFS is slow.

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