"Anyone can now access the portal through multiple login facilities but to use the creator studio and upload pictures; please connect your Steem Account as well."

Great way to do it! And thanks for making things work properly without glitches! (I had to download a new browser, but after that I've had smooth sailing.)

"We welcome those who have been silenced, demonetised, and shutdown simply because some people don't like what they say."

Respect! Thank you for your vision and follow-through.

I appreciate the opportunity to upload content during the testing period, and really looking forward to seeing how things develop as the public comes on board!

Regarding the money issue...

I can see already that critics will say "we shouldn't have to pay to have free speech", but that's twisting the situation. The reality is, it's expensive to host videos. It just is! Anyone who doesn't believe that should go start a YouTube competitor themselves... lol!

So yes, I'm willing to pay up, to keep the platform healthy. I hope the cost isn't going to creep up, and I'd appreciate hearing a general breakdown of how our funds are being used, but I'm happy otherwise because I genuine appreciate the opportunity to spread my message and have a voice, and YouTube has made that EXCEEDINGLY difficult.

I'm happy the site is designed well for desktop users. Thank you.

My payment just went through:

Came to just over 17 Steem, and payment was convenient. Which is great because I have a video ready for upload :)

Thanks again!