Private Internet providers might need government authorization to block popular websites, it said, or to reduce residential transmission speeds to make way for commerce.

And who, pray tell, decides what’s popular? I could get by fine without facebook, which reported is responsible for 1/4 of Internet pageviews, a lofty figure if I ever heard one. Someone else could be devastated by it. I’m sure some companies might quietly suggest that Google could stand to take a day off, but those that rely on their free services for documents, calenders and email would sing quite another tune!