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Mozilla asks people to sign petition to stop France from forcing browsers to censor websites (foundation.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://gehirneimer.de/m/[email protected]/t/57607

The French government is considering a law that would require web browsers – like Mozilla's Firefox – to block websites chosen by the government.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

France has no more right to compel Mozilla to incorporate censorship into its web browser than it has to force authors to incorporate a paragraph of text praising the French Republic at the start of every book they write. I refuse to believe that things are so far gone in France that this law will not be knocked over if Mozilla pushes forcefully against it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

But will anyone think of the children???

I'm so done with censorship nonsense. If someone is breaking your laws, persecute them. If not, let speech remain free.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

merde

https://imgur.com/a/kdTjDdP

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

pfp checks out

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

sour

😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't speak French, but- oui :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I signed

Appropriate

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Whats wrong with french government?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, Mozilla themselves in 2021:

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/we-need-more-than-deplatforming/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

3 out of 4 of these demands presented in the link are measures for more transparency. I do not understand the parallels you're trying to draw?