Netflix, Etsy take part in 'Internet Slowdown Day' as part of digital protest
Source: Newsnet5.com
11:10 AM, Sep 10, 2014
Several websites and tech companies are participating in Internet Slowdown Day Wednesday as part of a digital protest against controversial proposed changes to net neutrality.
Netflix, Etsy and reddit are just three of the sites displaying the spinning "loading" symbol on their homepage today.
The goal of the protest is to raise awareness about the importance of net neutrality.
None of the sites participating will actually slow their services during the protest, according to the Battle For The Net Website.
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jtuck004
(15,882 posts)KT2000
(20,585 posts)Now everyone is going to know how much fun those spinning circles really are!
lilithsrevenge12
(136 posts)hlthe2b
(102,304 posts)ESPECIALLY progressive sites.
This fight impacts all of us and is not a battle which lends to "picking and choosing"....
My honest opinion only, of course.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)blackhole every .gov and .mil IP address they can find, so that they get a sneak preview of what the Internet would look like without net neutrality.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)liberal N proud
(60,338 posts)I guess, now I have someone to blame.
santamargarita
(3,170 posts)scared, the Republicans Grand Vision for the US!
The Internet...what's that.
GET OUT AND VOTE THESE AMERICAN HATING ASSHOLES OUT OF OFFICE!!!