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In a statement to Protocol, Netflix says it’ll reduce bit rates in Europe for 30 days, which should “reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 percent while also ensuring a good quality service for our members.”
https://www.protocol.com/Bulletins/netflix-to-reduce-eu-bandwidth-by-25
Same and more will come to US also.
Contrary to torrents streaming solutions work worse if something is of high demand.
Also note that Netflix bitrate is usually lowest possible (visually acceptable) bitrate.
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You can download Netflix videos to many devices. Netflix can make the downloads take more time by lowering bandwidth while maintaining the same quality (size) of downloads (same codecs and bitrates as before) , no?
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Nice, may be with free time people start to think more and look around.
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Amazon has begun lowering streaming bitrates for Prime Video viewers in Europe. In a statement, the company said it agreed with the notion that telecom services need to be managed carefully during the coronavirus pandemic.
EU internet is pretty shitty, especially out of the office.
US is also not good.
In reality companies must quickly add new optical backbones and transfer people to optical connections, but we can all see opposite.
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Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and Amazon (AMZN.O) joined Netflix (NFLX.O) in responding to a call by European Union industry chief Thierry Breton to cut picture quality to prevent overload.
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Over the coming days, viewers will at first see YouTube videos in standard definition, the company said. Users will still be able to watch in high definition if they want, but will have to choose to do so.
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millions of tons of coal burnt in order to provide the backend for streamed, flash-in-pan modern entertainment from over-valued internet bullshit companies seems like a poor bargain from the gods
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