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== History == |
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NeoCities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 as a modern revival of the now-defunct [[GeoCities]]. It initially served as an archive for sites previously hosted on GeoCities before its shutdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kyledrake/status/337706291801763841|title=Kyle Drake on Twitter: I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored.|date=May 23, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> |
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On May 8th, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on [[net neutrality]].<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|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.neocities.org/blog/2014/05/09/internet-civil-war.html|title=The "fast lane" to internet civil war|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2020}} |
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</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|nolink=y}} Own Medicine|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://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|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509180505/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|archive-date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|website=[[Vox.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201254/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201302/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 12, 2014|author=Andy Patrizio|website=[[Network World]]|url-status=live}}</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|date=May 9, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510093545/https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|archive-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|website=[[Techdirt]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095725/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</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|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</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|nolink=y}} Own Medicine|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://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|website=[[Ars Technica]]|date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509180505/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/web-host-gives-fcc-a-28-8kbps-slow-lane-in-net-neutrality-protest/|archive-date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|website=[[Vox.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201254/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/11626720/complaints-about-net-neutrality-flooding-the-fcc|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201302/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226896/web-hosting-provider-give-fcc-a-dose-of-life-without-net-neutrality.html|archive-date=February 4, 2020|date=May 12, 2014|author=Andy Patrizio|website=[[Network World]]|url-status=live}}</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|date=May 9, 2014|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510093545/https://www.theverge.com/policy/2014/5/9/5699510/web-hosting-company-puts-fcc-in-slow-lane|archive-date=May 10, 2014|url-status=live}}</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|website=[[Techdirt]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095725/https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140509/10392927179/webhost-protests-fccs-net-neutrality-proposal-limiting-fcc-access-to-288kbps.shtml?threaded=false&sp=1|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</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|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:26, 16 August 2021
File:Neocities.org Front Page.png | |
Type of site | Web hosting |
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Created by | Kyle Drake |
URL | neocities |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Yes |
Launched | May 24, 2013 |
Neocities is a commercial web hosting service for static pages. Offering 1 GB of storage space for free sites and no server-side scripting for both paid and free subscriptions, the service's expressed goal is to revive the support of creativity and free expression provided by (the now-defunct) GeoCities. Neocities started in 2013.[1] In August 2021, Neocities reported that it had over 382,900 websites on its service.[2]
History
NeoCities was created by its founder Kyle Drake on May 23, 2013 as a modern revival of the now-defunct GeoCities. It initially served as an archive for sites previously hosted on GeoCities before its shutdown.[3]
On May 8th, 2014, Neocities announced that it would limit the bandwidth speed of the FCC headquarters to early dial-up modem speeds as a protest against FCC's stance on net neutrality.[4][5] This protest received wide attention[6][7][8][9][10][11] and lasted until February 2, 2015.[12]
References
- ^ "The Official NeoCities Blog". neocities.org.
- ^ "Neocities". Neocities - neocities.org.
- ^ "Kyle Drake on Twitter: I want to make another Geocities. Free web hosting, static HTML only, 10MB limit, anonymous, uncensored". May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "We are rate limiting the FCC to dialup modem speeds until they pay us for bandwidth". May 8, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "The "fast lane" to internet civil war". May 9, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Young Turks - FCC Gets A Taste Of It's [sic] Own Medicine". YouTube.
- ^ "Web Host Gives FCC a 28.8Kbps Slow Lane in Net Neutrality Protest". Ars Technica. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Complaints About Net Neutrality Flooding the FCC". Vox.com. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
- ^ Andy Patrizio (May 12, 2014). "Web hosting provider give FCC a dose of life without net neutrality". Network World. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Web Hosting Company Puts FCC In Slow Lane". The Verge. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014.
- ^ "Webhost Protests FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal By Limiting FCC Access To 28.8Kbps". Techdirt. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015.
- ^ "We have removed the FCC rate limit". February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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