France hopes to force Microsoft Edge and others to censor websites at a browser level

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Web browsers like Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox may be forced to block websites at a software level if the French government has its way. In a blog post penned by Firefox's parent company Mozilla, the firm warned on the potential chilling effects the so-called SREN Bill currently travelling through the French regulatory system could have on web browsers, and the free internet at large too. Article 6 of the bill describes the French government's desire to force web browsers to bake in tools that would function as filters, acting as a mandatory content blocker for a government-backed list. It's...