Firefox

4116 readers

1 users here now

A community for discussion about Mozilla Firefox.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Sponsored links on the default startpage? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I have seen that Mozilla have implemented sponsored links on the startpagein Firefox.

At first I was slightly annoyed, but the more I think about it, the better I feel.

Firefox needs new revenue streams, they can't depend on Google any more, and if some small sponsored Links helps pay the bills without Google, I am all for it!

What do you think about it?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I don't think you have to worry too much about Mozilla running out of money. Right now, they're spending it like there's no tomorrow.

CEO salary: Mitchell Baker's salary jumped by millions of dollars while Firefox browser market share slumped.

Shopping spree: Mozilla purchased two brand new AdTech corporations in the last year or so:

One of them serves up ads through Firefox on shopping websites and sells your browsing/location history.
The other works with corporations like TikTok (and at least two more of the top 10 most popular social networks) to analyze their traffic.

Throwing cash around: If wasn't enough, Mozilla has earmarked $30 million for AI research grants, and another $30 million for random venture capital.

So in general, even if you could to donate directly to the development of Firefox, I think Mozilla should get its financial house in order before you do. (But you cannot donate to the development of Firefox, which is another reason you might want to consider withholding any donations.)