YouTube is reducing its default video quality to standard definition for the next month

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has announced that it will reduce streaming quality for users around the world, according to Bloomberg. The decision comes just one week after YouTube announced it was reducing streaming quality for users in Europe to help lessen broadband strain as more people stay home to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.By default, videos will start playing in standard definition (480p) quality, according to Bloomberg. People who want to watch vide