Are Your Netflix Binges Killing The Planet?
Are Your Netflix Binges Killing The Planet? By Alex Kimani - Jan 17, 2021, 12:00 PM CST The use of streaming video has grown exponentially around the world, with pandemic-driven shelter-in-place mandates helping to supersize the industry. The live streaming industry recorded nearly 100% growth at the height of the pandemic, with viewers consuming 3.93 billion hours of content in April 2020 compared to 1.97 billion hours in April 2019. The rapid growth of these services has frequently been linked to increased energy use and carbon emissions from data centers, network infrastructur...
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