TECH FIRMS BEGIN 'GO-SLOW' PROTEST IN BATTLE OVER NET NEUTRALITY (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 12:13

Sites install widgets to show how the internet would look if regulators caved in to big cable companies on net neutrality

Much of the internet went on a “go-slow” protest on Wednesday, as some of the world’s largest tech companies began a protest over proposals that could create fast web lanes for some companies.

Tech firms including Netflix, Etsy, FourSquare, KickStarter, Mozilla, Reddit, PornHub and Vimeo installed a widget on their sites to show how they believe the internet would look if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) overturns “net neutrality” rules.

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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/10/tech-firms-go-slow-internet-net-neutrality