In reaction to Mozilla Corps forcing its CEO Brendan Eich to resign this week because of his 2008 donation to a political cause that many of the companys employees disagreed with, over at Breitbart they are having an online civics lesson, showing just what could happen to our beloved Internet if those in control of how we get and see our information would decide that We cant handle the truth... or at least what THEY perceive to be the truth. [T]oday, Breitbart News has decided to create a visual presentation. This visual presentation is designed to show Americans just what it would mean for those with control of the internet browsers we all use to censor our content the way they now censor those who work for them. Our website for the next several hours will depict just what Breitbart would look if a browser like Firefox decided to block parts from you. Using JavaScript weve blacked out random words throughout the website proving that any browser, like Firefox, could show you something other than what the original publisher intended. Technically, web browsers can control what users see, and sites using Javascript can overwrite anything coming from the original authors. Browsers heavily utilize Javascript to create an interactive internet; sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Gmail could be crippled without it. The point is this: Firefox is now a company that censors.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:22:34 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015