Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request \ stacker news ~tech

Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request theintercept.com/2024/06/12/mozilla-firefox-russia-censorship-blocked/

1349 sats \ 16 comments \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 13 Jun tech

Oof. Hopefully there are a decent number of VPN users and folks in Russia who can help others get access to these.

view all related items

11 sats \ 9 replies \ @Catcher 13 Jun

Then question is - what browser to recommend them in this case.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 13 Jun

I don't think there's an easy answer. Any central repository managed by the company (Apple, Firefox, Google, etc) is subject to the same thing. At its core, FF is a solid privacy browser to start with, but add-ons are needed for any of them (even Brave). People pretty much have to help others individually to get access to the tools.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @026180d3a3 13 Jun

Ladybird?

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Catcher 13 Jun

Sorry, I know only ladybug 🤷‍♂️

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @026180d3a3 13 Jun

https://ladybird.dev/

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Catcher 13 Jun

Yes, found it already, it was a joke:) anyway it's quite early but interesting to see how it develops in the future.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @026180d3a3 13 Jun

Ah, sorry. I have a harder time distinguishing sarcasm in our "post truth" world.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Catcher 13 Jun

I suppose if you don't have kids the joke is not obvious:)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @026180d3a3 13 Jun

Nope. If it concerns children and programming, I pretty much hate modern civilization in that regard these days, and wasn't very fond of it when I was more in touch with it.

reply on another page

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitByBit21 13 Jun

I guess Tor Browser is their only option. I like Librewolf, which is a fork of Firefox focused on privacy, but it uses the same Mozilla add-ons. Not sure if there's a way to circumvent this kind of censorship.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @617a7a 13 Jun

Did they block it on their hosted add on store or did they block the actual extension in Firefox? The latter is far more concerning if so, but I doubt it!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Nuttall 13 Jun

Russians are not stupid. Please explain how the country with brilliant "hackers" also has censured the people.

It's bullshit.

Russians can see anything. They may choose not to.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Nuttall 13 Jun

It'sa pay wall that you pay with your email.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @02ad8239c2 13 Jun

why did they comply with this demand ? what's in it for them ?

103 sats \ 1 reply \ @zx 13 Jun

Good question.

While Mozilla might seem virtuous, they clearly have motives.

"The Mozilla Foundation, which in tandem with its for-profit arm Mozilla Corporation releases Firefox, also operates its own VPN service, Mozilla VPN. However, it is only available in 33 countries, a list that doesn’t include Russia."

I'm trying to remember what other news came out recently that seemed to highlight the political stance of Mozilla Corporation, I think it was related to not allowing payments in cryptocurrencies, generally.

Seems that for an open source project, they grew pretty large and like many browsers that come preinstalled with search engines, tailored for different locations, they surely have backers and financial interests these days.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0fje0 13 Jun

they surely have backers and financial interests these days

I don't have the answer either, but I think you're right about this. I hope we get to find out soon.