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Mozilla restores Firefox add-ons banned in Russia (www.theregister.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Aside from blocking the add-ons site, they might block the update servers. Linux wouldn't be affected I think (unless they block rpm, apt... As a whole), but on windows I think it updates from Firefox servers directly.

There are probably ways around it, but it's a burden for the windows users.