Worth pointing out that Netflix streams always appear to start at a very low bitrate and resolution, then ramping up quality after monitoring the connection quality for few minutes. All streamers do similar, I think. My Panasonic TV actually shows the Netflix bitrate on request so I’ve just put this to the test....
I just started a random chosen stream... 1.4Mbs/480
After about 70 secs, it switched briefly to something/720, then quickly to 4.42Mbps/1080.
In the past, I have noted Netflix bitrates of 4.6Mbps or more so it may be slightly reduced. Or maybe it is a reflection of the fact I have limited bandwidth and other half is working from home in the other room, in a video conference right now.
But certainly, no evidence to suggest they have bowed to the well publicised EU request, to reduce HD to SD. Then again, maybe they have, for those in the European Union.