Hello everyone, Ever since AI video generators began to be widespread online, AI video content has become a major issue for video platforms. Not just for big sites like YouTube, but even small ones like ours. Before, automated videos made with AI were much less of an issue because they did not fundamentally look different from content farm videos of the past. We treated those videos as spam - beca... » Continue Reading
Hello everyone, Exactly one year ago, I stated my intentions and long term vision for VidLii. In essence - I want VidLii to become both the best classic YouTube website, and the best community focused social video site. This year, I want to narrow focus to a few important areas to ensure that VidLii can continue operating smoothly while also introducing more fun features. Firstly - I want to focus... » Continue Reading
Hello everyone, In November 2024, I was given the opportunity to take on VidLii as my responsibility, at first as co-owner, and then later as its full owner. Now that a year has gone by since I first took on this responsibility, I've decided to write a short retrospective. As stated in my post announcing that I had become VidLii's owner, I originally was brought on to clean up the site. With a yea... » Continue Reading
Hello everyone, Today I am reintroducing an important community guideline that prevents using alts and "sock puppet" accounts to manipulate ratings on the website. VidLii does not prohibit users from making multiple accounts - multiple accounts can be useful for creating different channels for different topics, for privacy, or just for fun. With this in mind, we do still treat alts as all one user... » Continue Reading
In 2022, my friend lolwut purchased VidLii from its original owner, Jan, and promised to keep the site up and running without ads and without onerous rules that restrict creativity. He kept that promise and prevented it from becoming read only - and ultimately prevented its complete shutdown. While there have been some very rough times for the site in the past, I'm grateful to him for the work he ... » Continue Reading
For the first time in 4 years - a new video on the official VidLii channel. Video created by the charismatic ShyStudios and 3D modeling and animation by the talented ment4ll . Check it out! The TOP 5 Vidlii Minis Scrollers » Continue Reading
VidLii has had a very turbulent year and, with 2024 having come to a close, I'd like to thank everyone who stuck with us despite all the problems the site and its community went through. VidLii is, at its core, an antithesis to the sanitized and corporate Internet that we have now - an Internet that the new generations have inherited without even knowing what true creativity and self-expression on... » Continue Reading