Netflix joins online protest on U.S. net neutrality

[Baitball Blogger]

Video streaming service Netflix Inc will join Reddit, Kickstarter and thousands of other websites on Wednesday in an online protest that calls for strong U.S. rules to ensure equal treatment of Internet traffic.

The Federal Communications Commission is considering "net neutrality" rules that critics worry could lead to fast lanes for websites that pay broadband providers for quicker delivery, and slow lanes for companies that do not pay.

On Wednesday, Netflix and other websites will display a spinning icon that represents a slow-loading Internet, with a link to more information about the FCC's proposal. On Netflix, the icon will appear on the Netflix.com home pages for members and non-members. No videos will be slowed.

Thousands of other websites will display the spinning icon, according to a statement from consumer group Free Press, one of the organizers of the online protest.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/technology/sns-rt-us-usa-internet-neutrality-netflix-20140908,0,5897156.story

[corkhead]

1. I thought they paid off Comcast in exchange for competitive advantage

I guess they aren't big fans of extortion either.

[Dragonfli]

2. I am certain that a Democratic president while fire the FCC "lobbyist in charge" and appoint

Someone that will not be so easily purchased by those that will profit from the death by slow lane proposal that will affect all but large corporate sites. After all, this selling of the free internet to corporate interests is a Republican like maneuver.

This madness will end without a Republican president.