Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request
theintercept.com
At Russia’s request, Firefox web browser maker Mozilla blocked add-ons that are designed to circumvent internet censorship.
  • voxel
    41·
    5 months ago

    firefox can install extensions outside of mozilla add-ons

    release builds cannot and all extensions not signed by Mozilla will refuse to install

    • azuth@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      5 months ago

      The addons on the store are signed and you can install them from an xpi file in regular Firefox.

      Try it.

    • RandomGen1@lemm.ee
      31·
      5 months ago

      On mobile that may be the case, but on desktop you can definitely install extensions not signed by Mozilla

      • voxel
        3·
        5 months ago

        only until restart.
        to load unsigned extensions persistently, you must use nightly or developer edition and enable a hidden config flag.

        • RandomGen1@lemm.ee
          1·
          5 months ago

          Without a nightly or dev version I’m running bypass paywalls clean from github, persistently on the latest Firefox desktop release. I do not believe it’s signed by Mozilla, but I could be wrong

            • RandomGen1@lemm.ee
              2·
              5 months ago

              Only reasonable explanation I can come up with is that I installed it before this requirement was made and my install is grandfathered in