#Mozilla servers are still blocked by some ISPs in #Venezuela (specifically #CANTV, the state-owned provider). You might be able to download #Firefox but can't update it or browse the add-ons store.

This isn't anything new; the issue was first reported 2 years ago (https://reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1eo1tvl/firefoxcom_blocked_in_venezuela/).

Reminder: in 2010, the Vice Chair of the Science & Tech Committee labeled Firefox (and #DIRECTV receivers) as "terrorist tools". (https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGwNUwgaYk, https://www.panfletonegro.com/v/2010/12/21/israel-sotillo/)

While some bots pretend to defend Maduro from abroad (knowing nothing about #Venezuela), users of the state-owned ISP #CANTV are still blocked from accessing #Firefox servers (since 2024).

https://reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1eo1tvl/firefoxcom_blocked_in_venezuela/

It's unbelievable that this is still happening just because #Mozilla Firefox (along with #DIRECTV receivers) was labeled a #terrorist tool back in 2010 by the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Science and Tech Committee.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGwNUwgaYk

https://panfletonegro.com/v/2010/12/21/israel-sotillo/

#BGP Anomalies During The Venezuela Blackout

"[…] #routeleak data for #AS8048 had some interesting anomalies: 8 prefixes were being routed through #CANTV[…] CANTV was in a path it is not typically a part of. […] When BGP traffic is being sent from A to B, it can be rerouted through C. If you control C, even for a few hours, you can theoretically collect vast amounts of intelligence that would be very useful for government entities."

https://loworbitsecurity.com/radar/radar16/

¡AVISO PARA LOS USUARIOS DE MASTODON VENEZUELA!

Actualmente hay un muy peculiar bloqueo de conexión dentro de #Venezuela hacia el dominio https://masto.host y por lo tanto, nuestra instancia y todas las demás alojadas en los subdominios de @mastohost se encuentran bloqueados en el país, al menos para los usuarios de la empresa estatal #CANTV , la cual está aplicando dicho bloqueo.

Si algún otro usuario detecta otro problema de conectividad dentro de Venezuela, por favor notifiquen. 🔥🇻🇪😤