Almost all the links in my front homepage are sponsored now. What's next, a few ads in the bookmark bar? How about when I enter a URL, I then have to type "McDonald's" before I can actually navigate there?
this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2025
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This has been the case for several years. Super easy to turn them off
Cool. Willing to say how or is that a secret?
It's a secret reserved for smart people
it's a secret only those who dare venture into the scary "settings menu" can learn about it. most don't come back alive.
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There is a settings gear icon on that literal page that says customize next to it iirc
In Settings > Home, there's a Sponsored Shortcuts checkbox.
Thank you.
No problem!
Firefox Desktop: Settings - Home panel - uncheck "Sponsored shortcuts" box.
Firefox Mobile: Settings - Homepage - uncheck "Sponsored shortcuts" box.