I stopped using that for my videos on YouTube. I don't use that trick for merchandising purposes anymore.
Discussion
Do you know about the OdySee, free, open-source and decentralized video platform for sharing the content world-wide?
I already knew that, and tried it before.
However, I didn't gather that much of an audience, though I'd be willing to try that again sometime soon once I figure out how to do it right.