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The great Internet Slowdown: Join tomorrows protest against the FCCs new net neutrality rules

2014-09-09 16:28:16| Extremetech

Tomorrow, September 10, will mark the first great Internet Slowdown -- a protest by some of the web's largest companies over the FCC and US government's handling of net neutrality. All across the web, on sites such as Reddit, Netflix, and Wordpress, a spinning "loading..." icon will appear, reminding everyone that internet slow lanes -- where some websites load more slowly than others if you don't pay your ISP some extra money -- are a real possibility unless we write to our country's lawmakers now.

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Net neutrality advocates plan slow-lane protest

2014-09-08 14:03:59| InfoWorld: Top News

Several high-profile websites -- including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla, and Meetup -- will display spinning-wheel icons on Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they say will appear if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission doesn't pass strong Net neutrality regulations.

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Net neutrality advocates plan slow-lane protest

2014-09-05 22:32:30| IT Services - Topix.net

A group of Internet companies will display spinning wheel, slow-loading icons Wednesday in an effort to show what might happen if the FCC does not pass net neutrality rules. Several high-profile websites -- including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup -- will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they say will appear if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission doesn't pass strong net neutrality regulations.

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Citizen protest against oil train ends in arrest of 5 for trespassing

2014-09-03 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Examiner: As President Barack Obamas climate change plan continues to limp along under executive action rather than bold carbon-curbing regulations, movements to limit greenhouse gases are being taken by some state officials and more citizens are taking action to demand their voices be heard. According to King5 News, it was around 6:00a.m Tuesday, that a group of protestors calling themselves Rising Tide Seattle, set up a tall tripod-style rig to use in the protest over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...

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