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Mozilla's petition against in-browser censorship law (foundation.mozilla.org)
submitted 1 year ago by genesis@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] lando55@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm trying to reframe this in a way that will help me and others better understand; are the measures being proposed in this bill analogous to forcing auto manufacturers to build a car that won't let you drive down certain streets?