Backup links to same video

submitted by zyxzevn from self.IdeasForSaidIt

Problem:
Youtube is blocking/removing some stuff.
Bitchute and some alternatives are blocked in some countries.
Solution:
Make it easier to add backup links to the same video. Should be same video.
This may even be done after a video is removed from YT.
Addition:
Add links to similar discussion.

How it looks: 

This is a an example video on youtube[youtube][3xbackup]

If I click on backup, I see a small popup with the options: 

[Bitchute - This is an example video]
[Hooktube - This is an example video]
[Invidious- this is an example video]

In the comments I can specify the backup with one line starting with #backup or something similar: 

#backup[Bitchute - This is an example video](http://bitchute.com/video/213443)

The same structure can be used to add links to discussions:

#discussion[Adding links on saidit](https://saidit.net/s/IdeasForSaidIt/comments/1rax/backup_links_to_same_video/)

#discussion[Discussion on reddit.](https://reddit.net/r/IdeasForSaidIt/comments/1rax/backup_links_to_same_video/)
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[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Love this idea.

It could be simplified with a back up site (or network). For example, I could create a PeerTube that did nothing but archive all the media linked on SaidIt. It would not generally be used or promoted, except as backup. People could also bulk download from it. When its limited cloud drives gets full the old stuff gets deleted - but it's been downloaded and can be shared on linked slower home servers with potentially infinite storage. Anyone who cares to can also co-host their instance.

If this network think were actually developed it would certainly be in our interests to find all the mirrors available on all the tubes and link to them too (and lessen our bandwidth issues). So maybe "advanced settings" would be a good option for those who care about archiving, rather than a default requirement.