The French government is working on a law that could threaten the free internet. The so-called SREN bill (‘Projet de loi visant à sécuriser et réguler l’espace numérique’) would require web browsers to block websites in the browsers themselves. It would set a dangerous precedent, providing a playbook for other governments to also turn browsers into #censorship tools.
Sign #Mozilla petition to stop #France from forcing browsers to censor websites
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/sign-our-petition-to-stop-france-from-forcing-browsers-like-mozillas-firefox-to-censor-websites/
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