Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash [Download]

Thanks, Coronavirus: YouTube will now default to 480p globally

A few days after YouTube mentioned it will reduce default streaming bitrates in Europe to reduce power on the continent’s internet infrastructure, the streaming huge is now applying similar boundaries to consumers far and wide the sector. Starting Tuesday, YouTube will default to undeniable definition – in several words, 480p – regardless of your connection. The measure …
A few days after YouTube said it would reduce default streaming bitrates in Europe to reduce strain on the continent’s internet infrastructure, the streaming giant is now applying similar limitations to users around the globe. Beginning Tuesday, YouTube will default to standard definition – in other words, 480p – regardless of your connection. The measure …

Original article
Original article
Author: Thenextweb

TNW is one of the world’s largest online publications that delivers an international perspective on the latest news about Internet technology, business and culture.

Thenextweb has recently written 11 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "Facebook users whohave interacted with coronavirus misinformation will soon get alerts on the platform, thecompany announced on Thursday". (April 16, 2020)
  2. "Google is backtracking on its plans to reopen its US offices after coronavirus cases have been surging exponentially over the past couple of weeks". (July 1, 2020)
  3. "YouTube today announced it will begin to provide fact-check search queries in the US. The video giant had previously rolled out the feature in Brazil and India last year, but today is the first time the feature is rolling out stateside". (April 28, 2020)
  4. "Yesterday, Google announced several changes to how they handle your personal data related to your Google accounts. The company revealed several tweaks ranging from easier access to incognito mode to integrating Password Checkup in its Security Checkup tool". (June 25, 2020)
  5. "Google claims that the removal of a phrase used as an insult to the Chinese government from YouTube comments was a machine learning mistake". (May 27, 2020)
  6. "One of the few pleasures I can afford myself during this coronavirus crisis is cooking up a decent meal. And over the past few weeks, Ive learned that you dont always need fancy ingredients to do that". (April 9, 2020)
  7. "The pandemic is an opportunity to mobilize the grassroots privacy effort and adapt to emergencies". (April 21, 2020)
  8. "If Im watching a video oncooking, chances are that I want to skip some of it to get to the meat of it. Thankfully, it might be possible because YouTube is rolling out a new feature called Chapters to videos". (April 14, 2020)
  9. "Shortly after shutting down Lasso, Facebook is taking another stab at cutting into TikTok's userbase but this with Instagram Reels". (July 16, 2020)
  10. "The UK is swapping its centralized contact-tracing app for one based onthe Google-Apple model after mounting issues with the country's homegrown approach". (June 18, 2020)
  11. "Theres no shortage of coverage around coronavirus, but that also means it can get annoying to sift through all the noise. To help people keep updated on coronavirus information from reliable sources, Google is launching a COVID-19 hub on Google News". (April 7, 2020)
Posted on  , , ,