Heads up! Users will still be able to choose to use high definition if they want to.
YOUTUBE. This photo illustration taken on March 23, 2018 shows YouTube logos on a computer screen in Beijing. Photo by Nicolas Asfouri/AFPthat YouTube will reduce the default video quality worldwide starting immediately to alleviate the load on internet networks amid the coronavirus threat.
Videos will be defaulting to standard definition as opposed to high definition in the meantime. But users will still be able to choose HD should they want to. Moves to reduce video quality started in Europe, with Netflix being the first to act on officials' requests to limit streaming quality. Other video platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon Prime Video followed suit. Online use has surged after the lockdown forced billions worldwide to stay at home.
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