Europe asked Netflix not to load the Internet HD broadcasts

The European Commissioner in the domestic markets Thierry Briton called on streaming services, including resource -intensive ones as Netflix, to refuse to broadcast video content in HD resolution.

Briton wrote that he talked about this with the founder of Netflix Red Hastings. "To defeat coronavirus, we sit at home and work remotely. Streaming is also important, but it downloads the infrastructure. To provide the Internet for everyone, we will switch to standard permission when you can do without HD."

The representative of Netflix told CNN that Brriton and Hastings have planned additional negotiations. The striming platform noted that she has already adapted the quality of the broadcast to the restrictions of the Internet.

• The growth in the Internet infrastructure due to coronavirus is recognized by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. According to his assessment, the number of voice and video calls in WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger more than doubled during the pandemic, Vedomosti write .
• Internet providers in the United States, meanwhile, take off traffic restrictions for users.

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