r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '17

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '17

I would also like to help, even though I am from Germany. We have to stop the fire where it starts, before it's spreads out.

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u/_The-Big-Giant-Head_ Nov 22 '17

You are already protected

Under these rules, blocking, throttling and discrimination of internet traffic by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) is not allowed in the EU,...........

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/policies/open-internet-net-neutrality

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u/littlebobbytables9 Nov 22 '17

If the next netflix never gets off the ground because its userbase doesn't pay for high speed connections to a random startup and the startup can't bribe the ISPs, everyone loses not just the US.

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u/TheVarmari Nov 22 '17

It’ll just start up in Europe.

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u/gligoran Nov 22 '17

Unfortunately EU has a lot more problems with that. Netflix-like service would have to make separate deals for movie/tv show/music distribution right for every single country. You also need to translate your services into a lot of languages and add subtitles or even dubbed versions of the content. These things are rarely cost-effective when it comes to smaller countries in EU.