Mozilla refuses US request to ban add-on

[pctech]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/05/mozilla_firefox_addon_survives/

The people's champion?

[zappaDPJ]

I'd take a guess that we'll see a lot more of this type of thing as various governments try to rein in people's freedom to browse.

[pctech]

With obvious exceptions that involve harm to individuals I firmly believe the net should remain free from governemt and company control.

[Rik]

Not to mention the thought police in general...

[pctech]

Provided you are not preaching hate or committing abuse of individuals in any physical way (or persuading others to do so) you should be allowed to use the net in any way you see fit IMO.


Its time for sensible users and small ISPs to take back control and run the bad 'uns off the net.

[Rik]

Though the US Govt might be hard to budge.

[pctech]

indeed, and thats what alarms me, it would be incredibly easy for the US to implement a 'kill switch' if it so wished as most of the root servers are still under their control as are a good majority of the transit providers used by UK ISPs.

[Rik]

I wonder how quickly the world could respond?

[Lona]

I would love to ban Facebook and Twitter.

[Simon]

I don't bother them, so they don't bother me. 

[pctech]

Our stupid poodle government would fall in line with the US and force UK ISPs to shut down but in theory nationally we'd be ok as LINX, LoNAP, LIPEX and Edge-IX are UK based and controlled so UK providers could technically exchange traffic.

Beyond our borders though who knows, BT might be the only viable transit provider.