WTF @firefox?!?!
Why am I getting sponsored content on my free browser (and I mean free as in freedom)
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2023
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@nour don't worry, I found it by going into settings>home page and unchecked sponsored shortcuts
I'm just a bit disappointed because Firefox is one of the few things I trusted to not give me ads constantly, I'm tired at this stage, but there's no better option out there
Well, the only shareholder of the Mozilla Corporation (which develops Firefox) is the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.
So, the MoCo essentially cannot pay out profits to anyone, meaning those ads directly pay for the wages of the people creating Firefox. No ads would mean fewer employees and less progress.