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Mozilla Says ‘Deplatforming’ Trump Not Enough, Wants to Shield Internet from ‘Bad Actors’ as Users Uninstall Firefox in Disgust
News Wars ^ | 1-9-21 | Jamie White

Posted on 01/09/2021 10:21:07 AM PST by dynachrome

Mozilla, developer of the Firefox internet browser, has argued that more must be done to keep Donald Trump and other “bad actors” out of cyberspace, prompting many to vow to never use the group’s services again.

In a blog post titled ‘We need more than deplatforming’, the open-source software community said that Twitter’s decision to permanently ban Trump from its platform didn’t go far enough in weeding out “hate” on the internet. While blaming Trump for the “siege and take-over” of the US Capitol on January 6, the non-profit tech group argued that “white supremacy is about more than any one personality.”

“We need solutions that don’t start after untold damage has been done.Changing these dangerous dynamics requires more than just the temporary silencing or permanent removal of bad actors from social media platforms,” Mozilla wrote.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: alternatebrowsers; antitrump; brendaneich; browsers; censorship; firefox; homofascists; mojira; mozilla; procensorship; stalinist; tds
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To: dynachrome

Have been using Brave for at least 5 years.

Good stuff.

I am not technically very proficient but I am able to use it well.

I understand tor is built in, but that is beyond my speed.

I want to install VPN but that is beyond my speed.

I wish there were computer guys out there.


21 posted on 01/09/2021 10:33:45 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: dynachrome

Bye Bye ammend #1


22 posted on 01/09/2021 10:34:33 AM PST by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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To: dynachrome

Looks like mozilla-turds picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.


23 posted on 01/09/2021 10:35:44 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: dynachrome

The problem is that not enough folks will be aware of what Mozilla is doing, so they won’t lose enough folks to really make a difference. Not many folks keep up on news sadly


24 posted on 01/09/2021 10:35:45 AM PST by Bob434
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To: clearcarbon
Opera was sold to a Chinese company in 2016.

Sadly, yes, although proponents will say they don't control any of the internal workings of the Opera browser. Right! I wish they hadn't sold it, otherwise it would be my browser of choice. Brave and Vivaldi annoy for me various reasons.

25 posted on 01/09/2021 10:36:59 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: dynachrome
Ah, so the leftist/fascist censorship will be hidden behind a thin veneer of "banning hate" ... Check.

Couple of questions...

So, who gets to determine what "hate" is? Is hate anything that contradicts the party line?

Also, hate is bad, got it. But do we really want to censor all hate out of society? How will we teach about hate and the effects - which I would contend are both good and bad - of hate? Hate is a natural emotion, we're never going to rid the world of it. How will we teach children to cope with it?

26 posted on 01/09/2021 10:38:03 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Biden/Harris - illegitimate and everyone knows it.)
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To: God luvs America

I switched to Pale Moon a couple of years ago. I like it, put it has a lot of updates over time.


27 posted on 01/09/2021 10:38:26 AM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths. )
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To: dynachrome

Ive been using it for about 3 years now.

Pretty good.


28 posted on 01/09/2021 10:38:46 AM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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To: cdcdawg

“Has a Tor browser, which will become important very soon.”

I need help understanding these things, but your comment reinforces my question of “Where can we go so we won’t be deplatformed?”


29 posted on 01/09/2021 10:39:14 AM PST by freeagle
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To: Olog-hai

Thats right. Thats why i left firefox.


30 posted on 01/09/2021 10:39:29 AM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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To: dynachrome

Okay, so I went to Brave.com to sign up and the first thing that comes up is a Google Chrome icon that wants to verify its me. What’s up with that?


31 posted on 01/09/2021 10:39:34 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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To: dynachrome

And they get to define who the ‘bad actors’ are.

A difference of opinion on how the government spends your money makes you Hitler.

You want government to stop welfare? You must hate people and want to starve them -not that it wastes 70% of the money.

You want to put up a fence on the border? It’s not that criminals and drug traffickers cross anywhere they please, and there are plenty of legal entry points... You must be a racist.

You want freedom of speech to be able to say whatever you want to say? No you can only say what THEY want you to say.


32 posted on 01/09/2021 10:40:16 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: wally_bert

Removed from my iPad.


33 posted on 01/09/2021 10:43:05 AM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: dynachrome

Uninstalling today!


34 posted on 01/09/2021 10:43:21 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: wally_bert

just uninstalled; there is a “reason” section. i wrote in “cancel culture.”


35 posted on 01/09/2021 10:43:52 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: dynachrome

Why the anger over “hate”? There are seven deadly sins, why only this one is being singled out?

Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy, pride.


36 posted on 01/09/2021 10:45:23 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: dynachrome

The same bitches that kicked out the father of JavaScript for being pro family


37 posted on 01/09/2021 10:46:07 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: dynachrome

Deplatformed? Mozilla should be degloved.


38 posted on 01/09/2021 10:47:06 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: dynachrome
I dumped Firefox six years ago after it fired its CEO, Brendan Eich because he opposed gay marriage.

I use Opera. But, there are so many browsers that no conservative should bother with Firefox. It's that not the special.

39 posted on 01/09/2021 10:47:55 AM PST by Kazan
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To: God luvs America
1) what alternatives (won’t use chrome or microsoft) should i consider? 2) how do I move my bookmarks from firefox to the new browser?

Brave is a great browser. I've been using it for years. It has a bookmark importer tool under settings. This tool also will import passwords and browsing history. Good luck.

40 posted on 01/09/2021 10:48:25 AM PST by Blennos ( )
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