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Mozilla restores Firefox add-ons banned in Russia (www.theregister.com)

submitted 4 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Mozilla has reinstated previously banned Firefox add-ons in Russia that were designed to circumvent state censorship, such as a VPN and a tool to access Tor websites.
The ban was initially imposed at the request of Russia's internet censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, but Mozilla lifted it to support an open and accessible internet.
Mozilla's decision reflects its commitment to users in Russia and globally, despite the potential risks associated with the regulatory environment in Russia.

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[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 84 points 4 months ago

I'm wondering where all the people that filled the other threads complaining about how Mozilla was evil and "enshittifying" are, now.

There's nothing to be outraged about, so I guess not here.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I was one too. Glad they caved to the criticisms and reinstated the extension. It doesn't absolve them of removing it in the first place and trying to pull a sneaky, but at least they listened.

Where are we now? Well wherever we are it sounds like us internet moaners stay winning.

[-] racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 months ago

That's one way of viewing it i guess. My guess would have been that an organization like Mozilla has to make sure what the consequences are for not complying, and after they figured out there was no real danger they did the right thing.

It's easy to say they should always do the right thing, but they have to keep in mind their own safety, and that of their project too, it's not an easy thing to balance.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago

Eh, I don't think the Russian government would literally send hundreds of assassins abroad to kill everyone associated with the project and DDOS their website and whatnot for not complying with an internet censorship request but I see your point

[-] racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

Who's talking about abroad? Maybe they have peoplke in russia working on the project and they need to check their safety?

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