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:neocat_scream: kitty!

@iamada you just completely missed the point :blobcatgooglyholdingitsheadinitshands:

Take, for example, "www.facebook.com". The Russian government can't control it, so it orders ISPs to block it entirely.

There are browser extensions to circumvent website bans by using proxies and/or anti-DPI measures, so people using such extensions can access "www.facebook.com" again.

Mozilla, without any notice, makes such extensions (and only them!) unavailable in Russia.

It's more likely that Mozilla did it to comply with Russian laws.

10 June at 5:16 | Open on wetdry.world
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Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:​

@cybertailor they have to, otherwise they can/will be sanctioned, which would hurt the service for everyone.

This doesn't mean I agree, I'm just explaining why this is happening and why it's pointless being angry with Mozilla for it.

Mozilla, without any notice, makes such extensions (and only them!) unavailable in Russia.

They blocked tools to circumvent sanctions, for the sanction country... like, you don't get to ignore the wider context here just because it fits your narrative.

If you wish to be angry at someone, be angry at Putin and his cohort of yes-men for starting the war that caused the sanctions to begin with, not Mozilla for following the law.

@cybertailor they have to, otherwise they can/will be sanctioned, which would hurt the service for everyone.

This doesn't mean I agree, I'm just explaining why this is happening and why it's pointless being angry with Mozilla for it.

Mozilla, without any notice, makes such extensions (and only them!) unavailable in Russia.

10 June at 5:50 | Open on tech.lgbt
:neocat_scream: kitty!

@iamada what's more likely is that Mozilla received a letter from Roskomnadzor saying something like "remove these extensions or else we block the whole addons.mozilla.org".

In this case, Mozilla followed the law, but it was Russian law banning censorship circumvention technologies.

10 June at 6:19 | Open on wetdry.world
Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:​

@cybertailor you're saying that an American company subject to American law, based in America is more likely to bend over backwards for Russia, than to follow the American law?

...buddy... c'mon...

It's fair to be upset if it messes with your workflow, but maybe take a break and reread this in a few hours.

10 June at 6:29 | Open on tech.lgbt
:neocat_scream: kitty!

@iamada it's good old blackmailing. Websites are given a choice: either they remove content in question themselves, or the entire website becomes banned in Russia, as HTTPS requests only reveal domain

10 June at 7:36 | Open on wetdry.world
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