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In protest of the [[FCC]] stance on [[net neutrality]], Neocities announced on May 8, 2014 that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth}}</ref> as a stunt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war}}
In protest of the [[FCC]] stance on [[net neutrality]], Neocities announced on May 8, 2014 that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/08/fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth}}</ref> as a stunt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war}}
</ref> This protest received wide attention<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|title=Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of {{sic|It's|hide=y}} Own Medicine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|title=Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|title=Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|title=Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|title=Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|title=Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps}}</ref> and lasted until February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We have removed the FCC rate limit}}</ref>
</ref> This protest received wide attention<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRdpwVSCa8|title=Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of {{sic|It's|hide=y}} Own Medicine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|title=Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|title=Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|title=Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|title=Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|title=Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps}}</ref> and lasted until February 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2015/02/04/removed-fcc-rate-limit.html|title=We have removed the FCC rate limit}}</ref>

[https://fauux.neocities.org/ Wired Sound], stylized as "「 Wired Sound 」" is a notable site hosted on Neocities which is inspired by the anime series ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]''.<ref>https://medium.com/@thepostsofficer/deep-dive-2-838e2e17fd1a</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:48, 30 June 2020

Neocities
neocities.org logo
File:Neocities.org Front Page.png
The Neocities Homepage, as of October 16, 2019
Type of site
Web hosting
Created byKyle Drake
URLneocities.org
CommercialYes
RegistrationYes
LaunchedMay 24, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-24)

Neocities (a portmanteau of the prefix neo- and GeoCities) is a free web hosting service. Offering 1 GB of storage space and no server-side scripting, the service's expressed goal is to revive the support of "creativity and free expression" provided by GeoCities before its shutdown in the United States of America and Japan in 2009 and 2019, respectively. Kyle Drake started Neocities in 2013.[1] In February 2020, Neocities reported that it had over 276,700 websites on its server.[2]

History

On May 23, 2013, Kyle Drake posted to his Twitter that he wanted to make a "GeoCities-like" website for the modern web.[3] He stated that this site would be free, have a large file size limit, and would be focused on bringing back the creativity and individuality of the early web.

In protest of the FCC stance on net neutrality, Neocities announced on May 8, 2014 that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds[4] as a stunt.[5] This protest received wide attention[6][7][8][9][10][11] and lasted until February 2, 2015.[12]

Wired Sound, stylized as "「 Wired Sound 」" is a notable site hosted on Neocities which is inspired by the anime series Serial Experiments Lain.[13]

References

  1. ^ "The Official NeoCities Blog". neocities.org.
  2. ^ "Neocities". Neocities - neocities.org.
  3. ^ "Kyle Drake on Twitter: I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored".
  4. ^ "We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth".
  5. ^ "The "fast lane" to internet civil war".
  6. ^ "Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of It's Own Medicine".
  7. ^ "Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest".
  8. ^ "Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC".
  9. ^ "Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality".
  10. ^ "Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane".
  11. ^ "Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps".
  12. ^ "We have removed the FCC rate limit".
  13. ^ https://medium.com/@thepostsofficer/deep-dive-2-838e2e17fd1a