The program does, however, consume processing power as it seeks to attack computers -- a phenomenon which appears to have slowed down Internet traffic.
The ISP told the FCC yesterday that, yes, it does slow down Internet traffic for the greater good.
First of all, these ghost devices would be continually adding useless data onto the network, which means they have the potential to slow down internet connections and waste huge amounts of energy, by clogging up telecoms lines.
The new net neutrality rules also prevent companies from throttling, which means they can't restrict or slow down Internet service for some customers.
Currently, broadband internet providers are regulated like utilities, meaning that they can't slow down internet connections in an effort to convince people to pay for faster internet packages, or charge certain services to have their content delivered faster.
Also note that proxies slow down Internet speed considerably.
What animates all these activities is the effort to engender a new culture of reading and viewing on the Web: "Slowing down the Internet," as our mantra goes, working with and against the constraints of the medium.
Now if you're adding these other technologies then the misconfiguration on any of these things is going to cause slowing down of internet connection".
The companies involved – which include Twitter, Reddit, Netflix, Vimeo and Mozilla – are just simulating, and will place symbols like the spinning pinwheel or other loading-style animations on their site to make it seem like the internet is slowing down.
Most importantly, net neutrality is about free speech, and preventing powerful interests from discriminating against, censoring, slowing down and blocking content on the internet.
