Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at newswars.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: alternatebrowsers; antitrump; brendaneich; browsers; censorship; firefox; homofascists; mojira; mozilla; procensorship; stalinist; tds
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 161 next last
To: dynachrome
> ‘We need more than deplatforming <

This man agrees completely.


41 posted on 01/09/2021 10:48:31 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: freeagle

The dark web. Anonymity, yes; ease of use, not really. I’m not aware of a good and concise summary on the subject, but I’m sure there’s one out there somewhere.


42 posted on 01/09/2021 10:48:54 AM PST by cdcdawg (Maybe people are legitimately pissed off, they’re sick of all of this, and they don’t care anymore.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome
This post needs to go viral! It is so powerful and to the point of what they are trying or did to trump! Please help me make it go viral.

Post Author Jack Posobic: 'When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.'

43 posted on 01/09/2021 10:48:59 AM PST by RoseofTexas
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome
The deeper issue is how did we get to the point where the maintainers of a legacy
code internet browser think their job is to be information judge, jury, and digital
bottleneck.
44 posted on 01/09/2021 10:49:08 AM PST by SpaceBar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: God luvs America
1) what alternatives (won’t use chrome or microsoft) should i consider?

I use Opera. It has an ad blocker and free VPN.

45 posted on 01/09/2021 10:49:10 AM PST by Kazan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: carriage_hill

Most of today’s browsers are built upon Chrome.

Mozilla is little more than an online specification


46 posted on 01/09/2021 10:49:38 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome

Effing Marxists! They have no right to rule over what free Americans can and can not say!


47 posted on 01/09/2021 10:49:40 AM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will never be a peace slave in a new Socialist America.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

.

So they want to become the Gestapo.

Yes very American

With pieces of work like this in the media system - does American need foreign enemeies ???

.


48 posted on 01/09/2021 10:50:22 AM PST by elbook
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome

Brave is my web guy’s recommendation also. I’ve used it, it seemed fine. But it’s based on Chromium which is Google so don’t get your hopes up too high.


49 posted on 01/09/2021 10:51:20 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: cdcdawg
I've been using Firefox for decades.

Same here, since Firefox v0.8. Hated IE. Never took a liking to Chrome and now Edge. Had issues with Brave and Vivaldi when I tried them a couple of years ago. Like Opera, but as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, sold in 2016 to a Chinese company.

Brave is very good. Very light on resources. Has a Tor browser, which will become important very soon.

Has Brave improved much in the past couple of years? There were some issues back then that bothered me. I also didn't like I couldn't tailor the browser much to my preferences. I guess I've been a fan of the addons for Firefox, although they crippled several good ones when they changed their browser around v54.

50 posted on 01/09/2021 10:51:28 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: elbook

That’s “Strike One” Mozilla ...

SO, you wanna go further and commit suicide like Twitter and Facebook already have ??

Keep going and find out.

.


51 posted on 01/09/2021 10:51:54 AM PST by elbook
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 48 | View Replies]

To: Gene Eric

Firefox is one of the few *not* built on top of Chrome, which is why some have a hard time moving away from it.


52 posted on 01/09/2021 10:52:15 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome

And now we have Pinterest getting into the act. https://www.revolver.news/ Link to banning platforms


53 posted on 01/09/2021 10:53:06 AM PST by Maudeen (ARE YOU PREPARED . . . FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS? https://www.patburt.com/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: God luvs America

1. Try Brave. It really is a good, fast, secure browser.

2. Check out this video on how to migrate bookmarks and settings into Brave: t.ly/agwr

Good luck!


54 posted on 01/09/2021 10:53:38 AM PST by Jack023
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: God luvs America

Chrome is prolly your best bet. It’s open source and developed by people of all stripes. And it will have the latest security patches.

Save Safari and Firefox, you won’t find a modern browser that’s not built on chrome.


55 posted on 01/09/2021 10:55:09 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome

Imagine that. Downloading a browser that censors web sites for you.

“There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.”

- Sir Joshua Reynolds


56 posted on 01/09/2021 10:56:20 AM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Jack023

Does it support WebGL?


57 posted on 01/09/2021 10:56:21 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies]

To: CatOwner

Agreed. Mentioned @ #57


58 posted on 01/09/2021 10:57:33 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome

59 posted on 01/09/2021 10:57:43 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bigbob
Brave is my web guy’s recommendation also. I’ve used it, it seemed fine. But it’s based on Chromium which is Google so don’t get your hopes up too high.

Well, Chromium is open-source software, so it isn't specifically Google.

60 posted on 01/09/2021 10:57:46 AM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 161 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson