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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!
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
Settings>Homepage>Sponsored shortcuts
I turned it off a long time ago, I don't think this is new.