\Netflix and YouTube will reduce streaming quality in Europe for at least the next month to prevent the internet collapsing under the strain ofBoth companies said the measures will affect all video streams for 30 days.
European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who is responsible for the EU internal market covering more than 450 million people, spoke to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Wednesday and again on Thursday about the strain video streaming was placing on networks. Howard Watson, chief technology and information officer for BT Group, said in a statement that the company "has more than enough capacity" in its U.K. network.
It's not just extra video streaming that is straining internet infrastructure, said Kin K. Leung, professor of internet technology at Imperial College London. As businesses, schools and universities close down, and millions study and work from home, livestreaming of classes and video conferencing will increase exponentially.
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