En réponse à nox.

Our goal is to separate the technical tool to host and broadcast online videos and tools to monetize.

Because (and that's really important): the huge majority of online videos are not uploaded to be monetized (online courses, products demonstrations, hobby sharing, cultural sharing, etc.). Actually, monetized videos and youtubers are only the visible tip of the online video iceberg.

That being said, every PeerTube video page displays a "support" button where the video uploader can put whatever they want (it need to be activated and set by the uploader on their channel).

There is a plugin system for those who want to code&implement ads/donations/merchs plugins (note that plugin can only be activated by instance admin, though).

We think that making a solution that does not focus on monetizing but on video broadcasting is a game changer, even more when monetization is not out of the equation (it just need to be done by those who really wants it).