Zerohedge: Large-Scale "Internet Rationing" Possible, Experts Warn
(source:
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/large-scale-internet-rationing-possible-experts-warn)
"experts are saying that European countries could start rolling out large-scale "internet rationing" to prioritize critical apps and websites"
Internet is getting more and more agglomerated and even I'm experiencing slowdown at times. Some people report interruptions. To me it happened 2-3 times max.
"If we end up in a situation where worldwide, 850m children start to receive lessons virtually for an extended period of time, then networks might want to start prioritizing video traffic over gaming traffic," said Matthew Howett, principal analyst at Assembly, who spoke with The Telegraph.
British internet provider BT Group said their communication network could handle the extreme levels of data of millions surfing the internet while in quarantine. But they warned that video streaming services could start bogging down the system and leave critical networks, reserved for emergency services, exposed to slow speeds."
They are going to find pretexts for slowing the internet down and possibly for censorship. But the masses are too dumb to notice anyway.
What's already noticeable is the poorer quality of YouTube videos (apparently the EU and Google made a deal to speed up internet and in order to do that, they ruined the resolution of videos). Why don't hey just invest more in hardware to speed internet up?
Why does "work from home" use up more internet?
Because all of the major corporations were using internet anyway. Plus: some companies use a lot of internet, those networks can handle much bigger speeds.
BROADBAND?
Isn't that what the (otherwise unnecessary) 5G is supposed to be for?
So, how come "they have to" ruin resolution and contemplate "rationing"?
"The risk of large-scale "internet rationings" by European governments could be on the horizon as more and more people across the continent are forced to shelter in their homes. This could lead to the throttling of internet speeds for citizens while internet traffic is preserved for European healthcare systems, education systems, and emergency systems. "
First it's internet rationing. Then what could come?
1) food rationing: you get your handful of rice/day, because there's not enough to feed everyone (taking account of mass migration and economic collapse)
2) water rationing: after all, people probably use more later now all being at home
3) personal space rationing (notice "personal", because there's no such thing as PRIVATE): you get to sleep on a bed "couchsurfing" style, because during that same day (on a rotation basis), 5 illegal migrants will have to sleep on the same bed (imagine Japanese "capsule hotel"-style Orwellian "personal spaces", which you can use when it's your turn (sheeple love it, the "sharing economy" already allows shared car ownership, shared vacation home ownership,...)
4) universal basic income for the "slaves": you get your "free money" (NOTHING MORE!), which will essentially be food tickets on an Orwellian farm and will only buy what "Big Brother" wants you to buy (NOTHING MORE!)
5) communication rationing: SOCIAL DISTANCING - it's the word we use today and it is already happening (but, will it end completely?), people will communicate more and more via phone, social media, email... (even those who'd normally communicate face-to-face will be forced to sign up to such services nowadays)
6) healthcare service rationing: the healthcare systems will collapse; already they can't treat other patients because of the Corona virus pandemic
7) public walk rationing: you get to get out of your house only when the authorities allow it (in some countries in Europe it's already happening) - yes, because of Corona, but what if they "forget" these measures in place?
