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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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[–] tux0r@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Opt-out can never be the right answer.

[–] dan@upvote.au 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Would you prefer Mozilla to not exist? They're trying to find revenue streams other than the money they get from Google.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I would prefer Mozilla to ask. Some options:

on first install, pick your poison - donate, accept ads, or accept negative karma
pay to remove ads on a page - you'd pay into a bucket, and payments to remove ads would subtract from that
more optional, revenue-generating services (e.g. push their VPN harder)

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The current incarnation of Mozilla would not be any meaningful loss to me.

[–] Furball@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well it would to everyone who relies on Mozilla for making the only current alternative engine to chromium. Mozilla dying would harm its forks, too, and finally give chromium a total monopoly

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Other engines exist.