Vimeo
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Vimeo is a video hosting silo.
Criticism
Lock-in if you do not keep a paid account
2019-10-28 on Twitter:
“Hey @Vimeo !! Instead of holding my videos hostage like you guys do - I raise you deleting my account. Good Riddance.”
@petermckinnon October 28, 2019
Further explanation in a reply:
“For those not following: if you upload videos to vimeo when you're on a pro or plus account and then step down to a free account you can't access your older videos anymore. It's like a hostage situation and you're forced to pay up. It's crap. @vimeo sucks”
@Matjoez October 28, 2019
2018-12-17: another example on Twitter:
“Sometimes it feels like @vimeo is trying to push users away. For the first time in nearly 8 years I've decided not to pay for their premium services, and now most of my videos (including my own wedding video) is hidden behind a paywall.”
@jessedriftwood1 December 17, 2018
Sudden price hikes on paying users
2022-03-15 : Vimeo is telling creators to suddenly pay thousands of dollars — or leave the platform (archived)
Bogus Takedowns
- https://twitter.com/flight404/status/829033784137883649
- "For those following along, @VimeoStaff has officially told me they can't help me. This means some of my work is forever lost." @flight404 February 7, 2017
- Account was re-instated: https://twitter.com/flight404/status/829822257258176513
- "My vimeo account is back up. Thanks for all the advice and well-wishes. Hopefully the DMCA strikes are settled." @flight404 February 9, 2017
Issues
Unknown problems with playback
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After watching a video for ~15 minutes, Vimeo suddenly stopped with a vague error message.
See Also
- video
- silo
- youtube-dl
- https://vimeo.com/blog/post/improving-policy-on-video-bandwidth/ (TL;DR explicit 2TB/month limit vs unclear "top 1%", promise of better communication/notice periods)
- 2026-01-23 Vimeo Lays Off ‘Most’ of Its Staff, Allegedly Includes ‘the Entire Video Team’