Users who report an item are notified when their report status changed (accepted/rejected) and when they get a message from moderators. They can see the list of reports they made in <i>Account Settings</i> - <i>Misc</i> tab - <i>My Abuse Reports</i> page. In this page, you can send a message to your instance moderators by clicking on the bubble-shaped icon in the <i>Messages</i> column.
Version 2.2 includes many improvements to make PeerTube's interfaces more pleasant to use. The most visible improvement is definitely the <strong>search bar</strong>. Located in the top right, this search bar now offers indications to make an efficient search. For instance, you can search for a channel with its name but also by using the @channel_id@domain form.
We already offered a markdown editor to, for instance, <strong>format text in the <em>Description</em> field</strong> when you upload a video. We have improved upon this editor to make it more clear, and we added a fullscreen mode.
We also added <strong>some <em>hooks</em> (entry points towards actions lists) to the plugins system</strong>, which will allow developers to create new plugins dedicated to moderation:
We are glad to announce that a big part of PeerTube v4 will be funded through an NLnet grant under their <a href="https://nlnet.nl/discovery/" target="_blank">"Search and discovery" program</a> (find <a href="https://nlnet.nl/project/PeerTube/" target="_blank">here</a> their page on PeerTube).
You can <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues">create an issue</a>, contribute to it, or even start contributing by choosing the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue+%3Abeginner%3A%22"> easy problems for those who begin </a>. See <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.joinpeertube.org/contribute-getting-started">contributing guide</a> for more information.
We encourage admins to enable live transcoding for live streaming. Even though it will take processing power and induce some lag, it is really essential to facilitate the experience both for streamers (who can use basic OBS settings) and for viewers (who can watch in their preferred video resolution).
We have also improved PeerTube performances: loading an instance's interface for the first time is now faster. We also have fixed a few bugs on the player that were reported to us.
We have also improved the video edition form (that you can access when you upload or update a video). The menu to select the channel now displays the channel icon and the language selector displays the language currently set by the instance on top of the list. Finally, the privacy selector provides a clearer description of the available choices.