Coronavirus: YouTube and Netflix to reduce streaming quality to stop internet from breaking

YouTube and Netflix have said they will reduce the streaming quality of videos to avoid straining the internet due to the unprecedented usage during the coronavirus pandemic.coronavirus"Streaming platforms, telecom operators and users... have a joint responsibility to take steps to ensure the smooth functioning of the internet during the battle against the virus propagation," the EU's markets and services commissioner, Thierry Breton, said yesterday.

In a statement, YouTube said it was complying with the commissioner's request for a month:"We are making a commitment to temporarily switch all traffic in the EU to standard definition by default."Advertisement "We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25% while also ensuring a good quality service for our members," they added.

Despite Mr Breton's request, internet service providers have not reported a sharp increase in peak traffic - although peak times, normally between six and nine in the evening, are beginning much earlier.

Does that include premium,if so I'm stopping premium.

Shads’: people are going to be stuck indoors with kids.... shouldn’t they have better services to cope with the increase of users I mean damn everyone else is some how helping out such as my network has given unlimited mins and extra data so we can talk to loved ones

All getting abit stupid now....

46james46

NaijaFlyingDr I am so amused.

NWO on the next level !

tom_scorer Knew it!..🤣

the__babygirl Nwanne make the internet bigger

They charge more for better quality. Are they going to reduce the price for less quality ?

Reducing our bill then?

Lulz doubt YouTube/Netflix have the capability to destroy the net. There is prolly more chance being taken of the net themselves by malicious means

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