The internet should generally hold up under the load of a pandemic. But content providers say they're taking extra precautions just to make sure.
By Karl Bode
As millions of Americans hunker down to slow the spread of COVID-19, gaming, teleconferencing, and video streaming are putting added stress on the internet. And while telecom executives tell Motherboard the U.S. internet will likely weather the storm, many content providers are taking extra precautions to make sure that's true.
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