Firefox app on android. Never seen this before until today. But Firefox is now putting ads in the app?
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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So, every real alternative to Firefox, is most likely based on all the work that Mozilla has done on Firefox. People get it for free, and yet they crumple and whine, when Mozilla tries to get the money to keep steady development going.
I want it free, I want them to do all the work, and then I'm going to use another browser, based on their work, because I don't like that great development cost money - and I won't pay! Buhuu!
Get over yourself. Mozilla does great work for users worldwide. Don't like to see ads? Then start donating! Grow TF up, and realize that nothing is free in a capitalistic world!
Donating to Mozilla doesn't change any behavior in Firefox.
Also, donations to Mozilla don't go towards Firefox development. As far as I'm aware the only way to "give" money to Mozilla Corp (who work on Firefox, as opposed to the Mozilla Foundation) is to subscribe to the VPN service they resell.
It might... But I guess it's easier to just badmouth Firefox.
I prefer to view this as a socialist. Firefox is the work of tens of thousands of laborers, and is not owned by an out of touch upper class. Yet, they are mismanaging it.
It took me time to realize that I, a highly trained engineer, was a laborer and have similar issues to most people the last few centuries.
It is literally needed that the workers of Firefox rise up and revolt before the entire project is harmed beyond repair
That might be... Then you should work for that.
I would pay for Firefox. The same way I donate every year to Thunderbird!
But do you?
My question is: can it be turned off?
Mozilla has been trying to get me to look at news or use Pocket for years now, but it’s easy to turn off.
Edit to add: my above reference to turn off two different settings I’ve turned off for years now seemed obvious to me that I assumed it could be turned off.
Lot of people didn’t read past the first sentence.
Oooh this is lemmy.ml. Fuck gross bye
Goodbye, have a good day.
Settings>Homepage>Sponsored shortcuts
I turned it off a long time ago, I don't think this is new.
Yes. I'm pretty sure you can disable sponsored suggestions in the options, or you can also just delete the individual sponsored options. I've not seen one of these in the last 4 years.
Mozilla Firefox have never forced you to do anything in regards of ads. They fight for your right, for your freedom. Do you know there's a help file in the browser? It's a lot easier to use, than to write in here about mundane problems.
It was more of a rhetorical because of the second sentence, but it’s clear you didn’t read that far.
Is lemmy.ml chock full of dumbshits?
Well, you are here...
Why ask a question you have the answer. So weird
While I get the sentiment, I think you are missing the two pieces here. One is that advertising is not the only method of monetization which can support something like Firefox. The second is that advertising is by it's nature influence. Both in influence over the purchaser and reader. It's an influence we should not approve of in both cases, without better boundaries.
Oh, do enlighten me. How should they get som money otherwise?
I think Mozilla loathe ads as much as you and I... But do enlighten os, how can they earn enough money otherwise?