Netflix, Etsy take part in 'Internet Slowdown Day' as part of digital protest

[OhioChick]

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.

Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/the-now/netflix-etsy-take-part-in-internet-slowdown-day-as-part-of-digital-protest

[jtuck004]

1. MIne was slow before it was cool. Now all these people want to jump onboard... n/t

[shenmue]

5. Hee hee

[KT2000]

6. Hey - me too!

Now everyone is going to know how much fun those spinning circles really are!

[lilithsrevenge12]

9. haaaaaaah! nt

[hlthe2b]

2. IMO, every single website, blog, and hosted forum should be doing the same...

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]

3. What they ought to do is

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]

4. I think it has already slowed. My computer has.

[liberal N proud]

7. I have people jumping down my back because they can't get their files fast enough today

I guess, now I have someone to blame.

[santamargarita]

8. Broke, homeless, hungry, no rights, no job, no safety nets and...

scared, the Republicans Grand Vision for the US!
The Internet...what's that.

GET OUT AND VOTE THESE AMERICAN HATING ASSHOLES OUT OF OFFICE!!!

[Nitram]

10. I don't think Netflix can go much slower without stopping altogether. Which it does, on occasion.