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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by izacus on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:11PM (#22631162)
Why would they? Because they charge extra for it and they're themselves have stopped providing this service.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by pbhjpbhj on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:17PM (#22631234)
>and they're themselves have stopped providing this service //

Is it them, or is it overselling by ISPs?

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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by sp332 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:30PM (#22631394)
There's no evidence the ISPs were overloaded by Netflix traffic recently. Note that this conversation was with politicians, not ISPs.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by throwaway55554 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:59PM (#22631672)
Weren't they told (or asked) to?
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by izacus on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:59AM (#22635595)
Does it matter? If a company is told to stop selling a service by any other governmental organization (e.g. due to privacy or health concerns), they also should stop charging the subscription.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by shawabawa3 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:17PM (#22631249)
The EU commission stopped them providing 4k, not netflix
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