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A lack of net neutrality can be exploited without you (as a casual internet user) knowing it. It could be AT&T going to Netflix and telling them "Give me money
by jbombadil 6y ago
A lack of net neutrality can be exploited without you (as a casual internet user) knowing it. It could be AT&T going to Netflix and telling them "Give me money or Netflix will be slower than Hulu". Netflix would pay, and you wouldn't know the difference.
Also, if you want a less hypothetical scenario: in 2012 and 2013, AT&T blocked FaceTime.
- erezyehuda 6y agoIf I recall correctly, Netflix paying to not have their data rates throttled was a real occurrence.
- baskire 6y agoI don’t believe that was the case. Instead it was Netflix moving infra to be directly in the ISP data center. In the past they asked ISPs to upgrade their peering with their connectivity providers for free. With said ISPs saying no (which is their right).
- fat_pikachu 6y agoYou don't recall correctly. Netflix and Verizon got into a peering dispute, but that's hardly throttling.