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EU Asks Netflix to Limit High-Definition Streams to Avoid Internet Congestion Amid Coronavirus

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Amid concerns that there could be a surge in online traffic driven by people forced to stay home amid the coronavirus crisis, a high-ranking member of the European Union has called on Netflix to do its part.

EU Internal Market and Services Commissioner Thierry Breton has asked the streaming giant to limit streaming of its films and TV series to standard definition, not high definition, or HD, streams, which require more online bandwidth, at peak times.

Breton said he spoke with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings about the issue on Wednesday. "Important phone conversation with @ReedHastings, CEO of @Netflix,"EU Internal Market and Services Commissioner Thierry Breton wrote in a Twitter post. "To beat #COVID19, we #StayAtHome.

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