European alternatives to YouTube

The world's largest video sharing platform.

Google LLC · Outside Europe

About YouTube

Company
Google LLC · Alphabet Inc.
HQ
United States
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
#1

PeerTube

92 · Certified European

France · Video streaming

French open-source federated video platform by non-profit Framasoft. 1,800+ active instances hosting 1.3M+ videos approaching 1 billion views. No ads, no tracking, no algorithm. Host your own instance or join an existing one. Powered by ActivityPub federation.

Free · from Free Free tier Open source 🇪🇺 EU
#2

Euronews

56 · Mixed Origins

France · News & reading

Pan-European news channel founded in Lyon in 1993. Broadcasts in 12 languages reaching 400M+ homes in 155 countries. Owned by Alpac Capital since 2021. Covers EU affairs, world news, business, and culture from a European perspective.

Free · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU

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Did you know? Storing data on European servers does not protect you from US law if the company is American-owned.

Why avoid United States-owned services?

CLOUD Act

Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

FISA Section 702

Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.

GDPR vs US law

Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.

These concerns apply to all United States tech companies — see our full analysis →