WikiFlix shows us what Netflix would have been like 100 years ago
Overview
It’s nice to remember that not everything on the internet needs to be a subscription-based platform with ads On WikiFlix, a Netflix-inspired archive of public domain films, you can watch movies like “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Noseferatu” for free You don’t even have to make an account! Crazy, right? A project of Wikipedia’s volunteer community, WikiFlix hosts over four thousand movies from Wikimedia Commons, the Internet Archive, or YouTube that have fallen into the public domain — that means they are free to share and distribute, usually because the copyright lapsed, or there was never any copyright at all
Why This Matters
So, yes, most of the movies on the WikiFlix homepage are your grandma’s age, but isn’t it kind of fun to imagine what Netflix would’ve been like back in the day? WikiFlix isn’t new, but it’s new to us, courtesy of a TikTok by Annie Rauwerda, the creator behind the “Depths of Wikipedia” accounts @depthsofwikipedia Your favorite website should be wikiflix org !!!!!! ♬ original sound – annie rauwerda While WikiFlix can introduce you to historic films like “Wings,” the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, there’s also a bunch of hidden gems on there
Key Insights
As Rauwerda says in her TikTok, “Sometimes I really like watching things that I know nobody else is watching, because what if I discover something crazy?” On its homepage, WikiFlix prioritizes movies that have a lot of sitelinks on their Wikipedia pages, since those are more likely to be popular or interesting
The community around WikiFlix maintains a blacklist, which helps ensure that you’re not going to run into an historical Nazi propaganda film during your next “WikiFlix and chill” night
Industry Impact
This development is expected to influence the technology industry, highlighting ongoing changes in innovation, competition, and adoption.
Final Thoughts
As the technology landscape continues to evolve, stories like this demonstrate why staying informed is increasingly important.
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