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The article isn't clearly stated on this point, but at the current time to block this new behaviour, in about:config create a new boolean named "extensions.quar
by Sunspark 3y ago
The article isn't clearly stated on this point, but at the current time to block this new behaviour, in about:config create a new boolean named "extensions.quarantinedDomains.enabled" and set the value to false.
It's a shame, because I can see where this will lead to beyond the obvious of just extensions today. The domains list will be tied to country codes. So it will become a situation where "if country X then block politically objectionable domain Y!" where Y can be a site that criticizes the ruling party or the usual crew of copyright carpetbaggers wanting various sites blocked from the browser end, etc. And it will actually cover a lot of scope, you already see some of this beginning where they have started blocking some US states from viewing pornography, but with this method, you can block an entire country from all porn domains at once just by making the browser refer to a master blacklist.
On the bright side, Firefox may be able to soon access the lucrative North Korean market since all domains will be blocked.
- hexage1814 3y agoInterestingly the France government, as well as Porn Hub, both asked for such a a sythem you are describing. Even more interesting is that Mozilla, a few days ago, made a post criticizing this, but it seems that behind the scenes they are pretty much putting all the infrastructure needed for this to be implement pretty soon if they need. https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2023/06/26/france-browser-website-blocking/ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2023/06/26/france-browser... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12234299/We-want-porn-boring-Pornhub-owners-say-governments-stop-crackdown-adult-websites.html#:~:text=The%20only%20solution%20that%20accomplishes%20both%20of%20these%20goals%20is%20device%20or%20browser-based%20verification https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12234299/We-want-po...
- a2128 3y agoThis is about blocking unverified extensions on specific websites, not blocking access to specific websites