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

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

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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At Russia’s request, Firefox web browser maker Mozilla blocked add-ons that are designed to circumvent internet censorship.

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According to their forum the extensions are back online in Russia: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/the-censorship-circumvention-extension-has-disappeared-from-the-russian-version-of-mozilla-addons/130914/38

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