September 10th is "Internet Slowdown" Day
The Guardian covers an upcoming Net Neutrality protest that already has some high-profile participants:
Will any of the tech news sites join the campaign?
On 10 September, tech firms including Etsy, FourSquare, KickStarter, Mozilla, Reddit and Vimeo will install a widget on their sites to show how they believe the internet would look if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) overturns “net neutrality†rules. [...]The sites won't actually run slower; they'll simply display a spinning "loading" symbol that links to more information about net neutrality. Details about the campaign (and the code, if you want to participate!) can be found at the Battle for the Net site.
A similar campaign led to the FCC being flooded with comments on the net neutrality legislation – so many that at one point its systems collapsed under the strain.
Will any of the tech news sites join the campaign?