Since Monday I couldn't stream Disney+ on the Linux Mint laptop I use to stream media, and it turns out that its a bug that prevents the service to stream on Linux.
To be honest it was quite confusing, since I've been able to stream Disney+ for more a year now without any issues. What's more, that Netflix, and Prime Video, continue to work as usual only added to the frustration. Hope the issue on Disney+ gets resolved soon, since it should be an issue since they have official support for Linux for quite a while now.
Users should be able to use any OS they like on their computer, and should be able to access any service they like on the Internet. This specially true for payed sites, like streaming services.
The Internet has to be built on open standards, since it has become the one of the most important public forums, and repository of knowledge humanity has seen so far in history. The Internet has become a piece of infrastructure vital for the world as we know it.
All modern services depend on the Internet working correctly, not to mention being able to accessing it with as little restrictions as possible. The walls should be kept to a reasonable level, since there are certain things that shouldn't be accessed by everyone.
Yet, the standards used to build the Internet shouldn't be those walls. Any browser, or app, meant to be used to access the Internet should be built on open standards, as not to stifle the users access to it.
At the end, the Internet should be free like free speech not like free beer.
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