User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Battle for the Net: Internet Slowdown/@comment-24186365-20140910224846/@comment-25035274-20140910233610

@ Jay Soul Piano

Incorrect. it is not a proposal on charging to visit certain sites. It's a proposal to allow internet providers to charge websites additional money in order to avoid having their connection throttled back.

You're also incorrect in assuming that it will only affect the United States. If websites located in the United States refuse to pay these proposed fees, then you will see the slowdown no matter where in the world you happen to be.

EDIT: Note that none of the charges would be coming from the American government. They'll purely be coming from large corporations who have no interest in the free  and open exchange of ideas.