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This sounds very much like whataboutism[1]. Yet it would be interesting, on what dimension one could compare the censorship as similar.
Yes, especially the first Firefox logo has a distinct snout. I have no primary source to quote, but there are plenty claims, referencing each other, that the name stems from the nickname of the red panda. I was wondering if there is any official statement about the name. But it seems most common to think of a (speedy?) fox with a flaming tail. How to derive a dog's burning relative from a phoenix seems to remain uncertain.
The cute fox could have been a cute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_panda, which the "Firefox" is referencing afaik.
That is a very simple take on the quite complex situation that still differs in different states of the EU.