Why did Netflix and YouTube reduce the bit rate?

Yes, I know that they did it so that they didn't cause so much data traffic. But with this server center in Frankfurt there are only 9 Terrabit peaks and 50 would be available. Why have you already reduced the bit rate if the server center is not even half full.

How so?

Corona!

and then why do you throttle the portals?

Very easily:

Youtube and Netflix and Entertain and what they are called consume masses of traffic with their Full HD and HD and 4K content.

Now - during this time - there are so many people at home, no school, no university, companies are closed, home office…

and everyone wants to go online.

So youtube and netflix and co have now gone down to worse bit rates and slower content.

that more people can surf quickly at the same time.

This throttling would only make sense, if at all, between 8 a.m. And 6 p.m.

Since the reason is - home office.

After 6 p.m. Only a few should be in the home office.

So there's something else behind it

We will soon know what.

I guess to be on the safe side. It is better to throttle the bit rate now than later, when it might be too late. And besides, you don't want to use server centers as much.

Prevention is better than aftercare.

If you probably have blood poisoning and a dark streak moves towards the heart, you don't have to wait forever for something to happen. The U tests in babies are similar.

There's a very simple reason: the EU is thundering the platforms.

Why did Netflix and YouTube reduce the bit rate?

It is a false statement because you can set the bit rate yourself on YouTube as the creator, but they have throttled the resolution to 480p. Only Amszon and Netflix do it. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/nach-gespraech-der-eu-kommission-mit-netflix-streamingdienst-reduziert-bitrate-youtube-verzichtet-auf-hd/25660504.html, https://support.google.com/...3702?hl=de

Not correct. I know many who only start their home office time in the evening due to the childcare currently required

As far as I know youtube only set that the resolution when starting a video is not set to full HD by default. However, you can still set it up manually.

At peak times only 480p.

Yes, but the server is not fully utilized

It's just unnecessary effort to change the bit rate every day