Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request

https://theintercept.com/2024/06/12/mozilla-firefox-russia-censorship-blocked/

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wischi@programming.dev · 26 pts · 2y
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Not sure why, if true. I doubt Russia is making up a large chunk of their economic funding.

themurphy@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Sometimes CEOs just get paranoid. You can either flip a switch an remove an app, or risk getting personally targeted by Russia.

Russia won't get to you, most likely, but it's the paranoia that gets you.

HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth · 11 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Russia don't get anyone it's always suicide by falling off a windows

n3m37h@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Or off a boat, or suicide by radioactive materials, ya know, the usual ways

HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 2y

Forgot also about lot of suicide by shot behind the head

Excrubulent@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y

They're the Mozilla CEO, I image they'd fall off a linux.

ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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hendu@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

From the article:

The Intercept verified that all four add-ons are blocked in Russia. If the webpage for the add-on is accessed from a Russian IP address, the Mozilla add-on page displays a message: “The page you tried to access is not available in your region.” If the add-on is accessed with an IP address outside of Russia, the add-on page loads successfully.

ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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hendu@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Yes, you're right about that.

DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Weak