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Mozilla to expand focus on advertising - "We know that not everyone in our community will embrace our entrance into this market" (blog.mozilla.org)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This feels like the turning point for Firefox that we all feared would come. They've now switched to outright gas lighting their users. They're trying to convince us that if they take a stab at doing ads the right way, that we can have a web filled with tolerable ads that work for both the user and the business.

Ads and user data collection are the worst part of the internet. Nothing has ever gotten better because of them. And there's already far too much focus in this area. Mozilla just wants to be another exploiter so that they can have a piece of the stolen value pie.

[–] JackbyDev 2 points 1 week ago

I don't block ads because of privacy concerns, that's secondary. I ock them because I have ADHD and they distract me. Most banner ads I genuinely consider ableist.