The debate over net neutrality has sparked major public outcry. The 1,477,301 public comments made to the Federal Communications Commission as of Wednesday is the most of any issue in its history.

The second-largest topic was Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. This had caused 1.4 million complaints.

The agency chairman, Tom Wheeler, had rewritten a previous proposal on net neutrality after a federal court dismissed the FCC's rules on ensuring equal treatment of Internet traffic. But despite the new draft, Wheeler's submission has caused controversy because the big-name Internet service providers, such as Comcast, Verizon and AT&T, are trying to charge Internet companies more for faster connections.

Many say this would instead work against a neutral Internet.

Also on Wednesday, Netflix, Reddit and other websites took part in an "Internet slowdown" protest, where they featured a loading symbol to further make the point of how dangerous it is to give Internet service providers too much control. The images then linked to FCC and congressional comment pages so users could voice their opinions.

The comments varied from well-spoken to outright nasty, but all mentioned the value of an unregulated world wide web.

"ISPs could have too much power to determine my Internet experience by providing better access to some services but not others," a Seattle college student Christine Schauer wrote.

A "Pissed American" said, "I hope you are all ashamed with yourselves."

According to an analysis of 800,000 of these comments, the Sunlight Foundation found that roughly 60 percent were from organized advocacy groups. Many commenters suggest making the legislation to treat broadband like a utility, but members of Congress urge against that method saying it would hinder innovation in the medium.

Comments can continue to be made to the FCC until Monday.