Post #1417679
2026-04-18 15:52 UTC
@UlrikeHahn if thats true (no idea, this was just quick searching) than the main contributor to energy usage is actually not video CDNs, but devices that do autoscroll videos. so if youd want to optimise for lower carbon footprints youd want a protocol that either deprioritises the possibility to have autoscroll video, or has a flexible frontend/client layer that allows people to select clients that dont use autoscroll for video
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@laurenshof@indieweb.social 2026-04-18 15:53
@UlrikeHahn (https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-fact-checking-the-headlines) this is just on the top of my head though, havent looked into it much beyond this