Η Google to reduce bandwidth usage in Europe due to covid-19, it will stop YouTube from playing HD videos.
According to Reuters, Google announced that YouTube will stop offering high-definition video in Europe for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic. The limiting measure lies in her effort companys to reduce bandwidth usage and avoid internet overload on the old continent.
Europe is actually now affected by the covid-19 pandemic and the majority of its countries have requested this weekteam from a large portion of workers to continue their work from home.
Thus, internet usage has increased and some online products, including Microsoft software, are struggling to stay connected due to the large number of connections. and teleconferencing. Το Facebook επιβεβαίωσε επίσης ότι το WhatsApp αντιμετώπισε ζητήματα εξαιτίας της άνοδος της κυκλοφορίας, με την εταιρεία να διπλασιάζει τον αριθμό των servers για να καλύψει την υπηρεσία ανταλλαγής messages.
European Union industry leader Thierry Breton has called for a reduction in the quality of YouTube videos and other streaming companies, in a bid to avoid internet outages. Google is one of the first companies to make the claim.
However, as of this writing, YouTube is still showing videos with ansolutions such as 2160p-HD, 1440p-HD, 1080p-HD and 720p-HD.
Netflix is expected to make a similar announcement of quality reduction.
