The Mozilla Foundation, the organization behind the Firefox browser, initially blocked censorship-circumvention add-ons at the request of Russia's federal censor on June 12. These add-ons were designed to help users in Russia bypass state censorship. However, Mozilla has since decided to reinstate these add-ons on June 13. A spokesperson for Mozilla stated that the initial decision to temporarily restrict the listings was made while considering potential risks to their community and staff. The reversal of this decision signifies Mozilla's defiance of the Kremlin's censorship demands. This story was first reported by Nikita Mazurov.
Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia https://t.co/Ehi4H9Sgco
Mozilla has dropped its brief compliance with Russian government orders and reinstated Russians' access to censorship-circumvention Firefox add-ons. https://t.co/AMa42xrqfo
Good news! Mozilla says it will reinstate the censorship-circumvention add-ons it disabled on Russian govt orders. “Our initial decision to temporarily restrict these listings was made while we considered […] potential risk to our community and staff.” https://t.co/YPQ9Nidaqv https://t.co/kMPPmKIdjP
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons At Russia's Request https://t.co/1DlQSywXnH
At the request of Russia’s federal censor, the Mozilla Foundation, the entity behind Firefox, is blocking censorship circumvention add-ons for its browser, including ones developed specifically to help those in Russia bypass state censorship. https://t.co/GLhNgsiAPE
Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request https://t.co/ozEspxFR1H by Nikita Mazurov https://t.co/ozEspxFR1H