’The internet has been quietly rewired, and video is the reason why’

A long, detailed (but accessible!) article on how video and CDNs has flattened the internet and made it more centralised. A very worthwhile read.

http://qz.com/742474/how-streaming-video-changed-the-shape-of-the-internet/

On our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/the-internet-has-been-quietly-rewired-and-video-is-the-reason-why/1406 https://mastodon.social/media/4832