Social networks Facebook and Instagram have joined other companies in reducing video quality in Europe.
Why do you need it
During quarantine, many people stay at homework remotely, study remotely, or just watch your favorite movies and TV series. As a result, the load on data networks has increased significantly, and there is a risk of Internet disruptions.
As a result, the European Commissioner for Internal Affairsmarket Thierry Breton called on streaming services to reduce the quality of streaming video in order to reduce the load on the network. Netflix, YouTube and Amazon have already listened to him, and now social networks Facebook and Instagram have joined them.
“To alleviate any potential network congestion, we will temporarily reduce the bitrate for videos on Facebook and Instagram in Europe,” Facebook said.
How long will this restriction last?unknown, but other services have reduced video quality for 30 days. But, most likely, this measure will not be canceled while quarantine is in effect and there are concerns about network overload.
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