Internet Slowdown Day

This means that internet service providers (ISPs) can't block or prioritize certain websites simply because of their content or publisher.

The organization also argued that the rules would hand power to Internet service providers and allow them to "discriminate against online content and applications.

Three million comments were sent to the FCC after Internet Slowdown Day, and an overwhelming majority showed strong public support for net neutrality.

[1][8][9] FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler also said he personally doesn't like "the idea that the Internet could be divided into haves and have-nots, and I will to work to make sure that does not happen.

[13] The Internet Blackout Day protests generated significant public awareness and backlash which contributed to the eventual withdrawal of the legislation.

[15] This day forced a lot of prominent names like Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Berners-Lee to call people to action to save Net Neutrality.