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France’s browser-based website blocking proposal will set a disastrous precedent for the open internet (blog.mozilla.org)

submitted 2 years ago by le_pouffre_bleu@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. Article 6 (para II and III) of the SREN Bill would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list. Such a move will overturn decades of established content moderation norms and provide a playbook for authoritarian governments that will easily negate the existence of censorship circumvention tools.

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[-] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago

"Well intentioned" my pasty white ass it's well intentioned, they know exactly what they are doing. Fuck these people

[-] Eikichi@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In French we have an expression "la route de l'enfer est pavé de bonnes intention".

I guess in english its " the hell's road is made with good intentions"

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 years ago

We have the same saying in English:

The road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions.

[-] Eikichi@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

Oh thanks mate

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

No worries 👍 always happy to have cultural exchange

[-] nexusband@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Goes to show, we're not that different after all.

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