Pornhub Joins July 12 Net Neutrality Protest

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The Federal Communications Commission in May voted to dismantle net neutrality rules established by the previous administration.

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But what does that really mean for the everyday Web user? Brace yourself: porn sites could slow to a glacial pace.

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Adult entertainment service Pornhub has enlisted in the Internet-wide Day of Action to help protest the FCC’s “attack on net neutrality,” according to the firm.

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On July 12, organizations and activists—including Amazon, Etsy, GitHub, Imgur, Kickstarter, Reddit, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—will band together to show support for and create awareness of net neutrality.

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The protest, scheduled five days before the first public comment deadline on the FCC’s proposal, is a concerted effort to stop Internet service providers (ISPs) and the government from regulating the Web.

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There is no word on what users can expect from a Pornhub protest. But Motherboard tipped something along the lines of a loading icon, “to emphasize, how it could make some sites much slower.”

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“No one in the porn industry ever yells ‘slower, slower, slower,'” Price told Motherboard. “We’re much more accustomed to ‘faster, faster, faster.’ Here at Pornhub, we want to keep it that way.”

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