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Why does Firefox have unblockable ads on the NTP? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Saw this TUI (UK travel agency) advert today on the new tab page, and uBlock Origin can't block it

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

that does not look like a vanilla Firefox. You should not have those ads there. Check out installed extensions

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What part of it doesn't? Besides the massive banner added the bottom of the screen, everything looks like it's the default. That icon in the top-left corner comes preinstalled. The search engine is still the default. The only customization I see here is an extra theme and a couple of add-ons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

having a big banner ad at the bottom is not a vanilla experience

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it may be vanilla. They add those "thought provoking stories" for users in certain markets based on Pocket. OP should just try disabling all the "show me ads on the homepage" settings and I wager it would all go away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

wasn't Pocket discontinued? I never used it, but that would make sense