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Re: on Monday April 22, 2024 @04:37PM (#40119969)
*Alstra Solutions Offers Free .ngo.us Domains to Nonprofits*

Alstra Solutions is offering free .ngo.us domain names and subdomains specifically tailored for nonprofits around the globe. With rising domain registration costs, our mission is to support not-for-profit organizations by alleviating these financial burdens, enabling them to expand their online presence.

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This initiative is aimed at nonprofits that are independent and non-commercial. A $5 fee was introduced for self-registrations due to past abuses, but this can be waived for verified nonprofits seeking to establish or enhance their online presence.

*For Supporters:* If you’re not a nonprofit but want to help, you can support this service by paying the domain fee. Every little contribution helps sustain this project.

Please use this opportunity responsibly to help us keep supporting those who work for a better world.

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WEI Warning Banner is a WordPress plugin that shows up a banner to alert your website visitors of potential privacy concerns when their browser is utilizing Web Environment Integrity (WEI). The aim is to encourage the use of privacy-respecting browsers and promote awareness about internet privacy.

Features:

Displays a fixed position warning banner at the bottom of the webpage if the user's browser uses WEI.

Offers an admin settings page under the WordPress Settings menu, where admins can enable or disable the warning banner.

Yes. It is intended for users who are using Chromium-based browsers or others that still will support WEI. While you're right that if you're against WEI, you are more likely to opt for a browser that doesn't support it, not everyone may have that option or preference. As far as I know, no site has implemented this crap yet. So, while we believe the script would be effective based on WEI explainer docs, its real-world effectiveness is currently uncertain until we see actual implementations of WEI in use.

UserScript that blocks Web Environment Integrity (WEI) websites

Hello HN!I created a simple UserScript that blocks websites that use Web Environment Integrity (WEI).For those who aren't aware, for information about why WEI is considered harmful, check out this article from FSF: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/web-environment-integrity-is-an-all-out-attack-on-the-free-internetInstallation is straightforward if you have a UserScript manager (like...

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Response from Mozilla staff:

- Mozilla has geo-restricted certain content blocking add-ons for users in China because adblockers are illegal in China.

- Mozilla did participate in litigation in 2018 arguing for the position that adblockers shouldn't be banned under China’s anticompetition law, but Mozilla lost that litigation.

Source: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1371612

Firefox now blocks Ad-filtering add-ons (uBlock Origin, AdBlock) in China

Firefox starts blocking uBlock Origin and other ad-blocking add-ons in China on addons.mozilla.orgRecently [1], some users reported that uBlock Origin [2], AdGuard AdBlocker [3], AdBlock For Firefox [4], and AdNauseam [5] were restricted from being accessed by users in mainland China.When users in mainland China try to access the above ad-filtering add-ons on addons.mozilla.org, the website...

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