Post B1LXs4kYAxdcSxvXfc by internic@mathstodon.xyz
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(DIR) Post #B1LGiSWHFNRy4Q506K by nixCraft@mastodon.social
2025-12-17T13:53:47Z
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The new Mozilla CEO says he could block ad blockers in Firefox and estimates that it would bring in another $150 million, but he doesn't want to do that. Lmao. This guy has really lost the plot. Is he issuing threats to the users of an open-source project? Boy, what a disaster.https://infosec.press/brunomiguel/is-mozilla-trying-hard-to-kill-itself
(DIR) Post #B1LGiTu46Q4YMUDVom by nixCraft@mastodon.social
2025-12-17T13:58:52Z
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People use ad blockers to protect their computers from scams and malware because Google and other ad companies have failed to do so. They put profit above everything else. I can't believe this guy is on a mission to kill Firefox by the end of this year. People who use ad blockers are also less likely to buy your product if you bug them too much. I can't believe Mozilla has fallen to this level, where the CEO openly issues soft threats for a product that has little market share left.
(DIR) Post #B1LXs4kYAxdcSxvXfc by internic@mathstodon.xyz
2025-12-17T14:13:37Z
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@nixCraft I would guess the intended meaning was just to point out that, as a function of the mission of Firefox, there are plenty of ways that other browsers might choose to make money that are not open to Firefox.
(DIR) Post #B1LY06O5yDZxrXFdoG by p3p0@mastodon.social
2025-12-17T15:25:56Z
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@nixCraft I invite all my friends to read my article _"Why I Stopped Using Firefox and Adopted Brave (and Librewolf for Enhanced Privacy)"_https://pepo.xyz/posts/why-i-switched-from-firefox-to-brave-and-librewolf
(DIR) Post #B1LY0MKmgIRBJtpDs0 by mkljczk@pl.fediverse.pl
2025-12-17T17:34:52.194497Z
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@p3p0 @nixCraft you switched from Firefox to a product of a company doing advertisment business?
(DIR) Post #B1LY3MmBUisBYk4jOy by kneoghau@mastodon.social
2025-12-17T15:32:47Z
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@nixCraft I'm confused, what's the big drama this time. Firefox turned down hundreds of millions of dollars in order to keep free ad blockers in the store, and we're meant to be grabbing the pitchforks because "fuck Firefox"? If someone offered Linus Torvalds hundreds of millions to (somehow) disable adblock in the kernel and he turned them down would you criticise Linux as well?Or should Mozilla keep quiet and have less transparency about business dealings
(DIR) Post #B1LaNp00TJQan7QELo by mausmalone@mastodon.social
2025-12-17T17:45:50Z
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@mkljczk @p3p0 @nixCraft then watermarked obvious AI slop for the thumbnail.