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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23894598

Despite its emphasis on protecting privacy, Mozilla is moving towards integrating ads, backed by new infrastructure from their acquisition of Anonym. They claim this will maintain a balance between user control and online ad economics, using privacy-preserving tech. However, this shift appears to contradict Mozilla's earlier stance of protecting users from invasive advertising practices, and it signals a change in their priorities.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Gotta pay the bills somehow, and I’m just happy they care about privacy.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (13 children)

I dislike ads as much as the next person, and find uBlock Origin necessary for browsing the web, but the cold fact is that the internet is run with advertising, whether you like it or not.

If that is done without creating a profile on me, and without crippling the reading/viewing experience, I can tolerate advertisement.

I assume this is also an action towards becoming independent from Google funding; which is a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The internet is run with egress contracts. The web is run with ads.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

?? What? Bird law got nothin to do with the web you crazy

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