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I thought Net Neutrality was a “has been” idea … Opponents have been doing a victory lap for some time. COVID especially showed how much better the US Internet
by pyuser583 3y ago
I thought Net Neutrality was a “has been” idea …
Opponents have been doing a victory lap for some time. COVID especially showed how much better the US Internet expands and contracts based on demands.
As far as I know, nobody has accused ISPs of throtteling Netflix.
The whole idea behind CDNs is we should stop treating all Internet users as equals, and connect based on geography. Not dystopian censorship, but the sort of thing neutrality enforcers would have to approve.
- wmf 3y agoSeveral ISPs used intentional congestion to extort Netflix into paying peering fees they shouldn't have to pay. AFAIK Netflix is still paying.
- clarkdale 3y agoThis is why Netflix built fast.com
- snailmailman 3y agoMany plans do throttle. On my “unlimited data” cell phone plan, YouTube, Netflix, etc all can only really load at 480p, even in areas where speeds are fast enough for hd video. In those areas, I can use a vpn and easily get hd video. Although, the cell network is pretty terrible where I am, and more often than not there is no hope for streaming hd video.
- itopaloglu83 3y agoIt’s really infuriating when T-Mobile forces YouTube down to 420p and then says (roughly) “you can get 720p with only $10 a month” condescendingly.
- fingerlocks 3y agoMobile carriers have always been excluded from net neutrality, but even so, this doesn’t apply anyway. NN regulates the L3 peering agreements