In summer 2021, iOS 14.5 introduced a major change to Apple Podcasts with implications many podcasters may still not realize. With that update, your audience on Apple Podcasts is no longer getting your podcast directly from your RSS feed, but from a proxy. And that has some potentially bad implications! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/proxies ## What is a proxy? • Feedburner: https://feedburner.google.com • Podcast Mirror: https://podcastmirror.com ## Why use a feed proxy? • Why you may NOT want to host your own podcast RSS feed: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/why-you-may-not-want-to-host-your-own-podcast-rss-feed/ ## What did iOS 14.5 change? • How many podcasts are in Apple Podcasts? https://podcastindustryinsights.com/apple-podcasts-statistics/ ## The potentially dark side of Apple's (or any app's) own feed proxy ## But would Apple actually use this power? • Kicked from Apple Podcasts? What Happens When You Keyword-Stuff Podcast Tags: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/kicked-from-apple-podcasts-what-happens-when-you-keyword-stuff-podcast-tags-tap334/ • Apple Podcasts Connect: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com ## Spotify, Stitcher, and some others also use their own feed proxies ## Hello, censorship? • China censors censorship: https://share.america.gov/in-china-you-cant-say-these-words/ ### Somewhat similar to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and such ## A technical aside for and explicit episodes ## Podcasting 2.0 provides better solutions! What Is Podcasting 2.0 and Why Does It Matter? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/what-is-podcasting-2-0-and-why-does-it-matter/ 1. A censorship-free podcast catalog 2. A better way to catch and distribute podcast updates • PodPing technical information: https://podping.cloud/ • Real-time preview of PodPing feed: https://podping.watch/ ## So what should you do? ——— Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/ Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/ FEEDBACK Call (903) 231-2221 Email [email protected] Send a voice message from https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/ MAILING ADDRESS The Audacity to Podcast PO Box 739 Burlington, KY 41005