User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Battle for the Net: Internet Slowdown/@comment-25164611-20140911061326

I realize the described situation with net neutrality applies directly to the US, but I took action as well. Living in Canada has many advantages (no Comcast, for one!) for me but, should the net neutrality go down the tubes in US, Canadians will also fall victims to the net slowdowns of all sorts. I certainly don't want that. Changing my FB icon to the "slowdown" and posting about the battleforthenet movement were an easy thing to do to to spread the word, so why not? Not everyone keeps an eye on what's going on in the tech world (I know many of my non techie friends don't), and it's going to be too late if/when the sh*t actually hits the fan. So I made sure they are aware. Let the sleepers awaken...