Since I can’t read that on my phone…
Hello, A few months ago, the French government proposed a new law, putting the free internet in peril. But the global Mozilla community showed its power and stepped up to stop it. In a moment, we’ll share good news on our fight against this dangerous censorship, as well as next steps you can take to help. But first, here’s some context about what’s happening. Part of the SREN bill (Projet de loi visant à sécuriser et réguler I’espace numérique’) as proposed originally would have given the government the power to censor what you can and cannot see online. Immediately, the Mozilla community and our allies fought back. More than 80,000 supporters signed our petition and thousands of you donated to power this campaign. And we have good news: a revised version was adopted in the French National Assembly, removing the browser-level blocking that was part of the original draft. The amended bill is a huge improvement. And we can proudly say: This success can be credited to the Mozilla community and our allies fighting back, and the tireless advocacy work we have done for the last months.
ahal@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
This has much broader consequences than just France. Imagine if France succeeded in passing this, and browsers had to implement capabilities for government mandated blocklists.
You can be sure governments across the globe would be rushing through similar legislation as fast as they can.
registrert@lemmy.sambands.net 8 months ago
They already are. We are fighting for our freedoms within the confines that our rulers have set out. It is impossible to win such battle so I don’t care.