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Netflix is reducing its streaming quality in Europe to avoid straining the internet during COVID-19

On Thursday, Netflix announced it would reduce bit rates for 30 days across Europe. Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Avery Hartmans
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