A large number of stay-at-home orders in the United States has increased the amount of traffic the internet has experienced in the last week. Broadband speeds have decreased 4.9 percent from a week ago, according to the broadband speed testing service Ookla.
YouTube responded this week by saying it would reduce the quality of its videos across the world.
Disney delayed launching Disney+ in France.
An AT&T chief executive said they are seeing signs of stress and are having to augment some of their networks.
Growth that some companies expected to take a year is happening in days.