#internetslowdown

Basically, this is what's up: the government is considering to plot out new Internet laws forcing website domains to pay for high Internet load speeds, and all others to get pushed into a slow speed group.

What the laws will do, is force domains like Tumblr and Netflix to pay extra if they want Internet Fastlane (fast speeds) which are essential to these services. If they choose to have high speeds, they'll leverage the costs on you, forcing you to pay extra for certain online services. If sites reject payment offers, they get put into the Internet Slow-Lane, which forces them to have super slow speeds. And this is what the Internet will look like when the laws are passed:

Not great, right? Well, the government is planning to submit the laws soon, pushing our amazing companies (including http://thinklikegeek.com) into the "digital dust", where they will load forever.

Many domains like Tumblr, Netflix, Kickstarter, etc are protesting against this. They've joined forces to become "Team Internet", who are against "Team Cable". "Team Cable" is the group of companies supporting the Internet Slowdown laws, consisting of Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and AT&T.