jwzOct 4, 2024

Mozilla's CEO doubles down on them being an advertising company now.

tl;dr: "LOL get fucked"

They've decided who their customers are, and it's not you, it's people who build and invest in surveillance advertising networks. But in a "respectful" way....
https://jwz.org/b/ykaO

Mozilla's CEO doubles down on them being an advertising company now

tl;dr: "LOL get fucked" They've decided who their customers are, and it's not you, it's people who build and invest in surveillance advertising networks. But in a "respectful" way. "Improving online advertising through product and infrastructure." We know that not everyone in our community will embrace our entrance into this market. Gee, ya think? In parallel to our existing consumer ...

Show threadBee O'Problem 

@jwz

Hard fork time? (Or everyone jumping ship to one of the existing forks time?)

Oct 4, 2024 at 2:47amWeb
Show threadJ.elgatoOct 4, 2024

@beeoproblem @jwz

I think the official course of action is that we are all supposed to get together and sing "Where Do We Go From Here?" From the 7th Season musical episode "Once More With Feeling" of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer...

Show threadDaarinOct 6, 2024
@jelgato @beeoproblem @jwz You mean we should "walk alone in fear"?
Show threadparenTessaLationOct 4, 2024
@beeoproblem @jwz LibreWolf has been treating me pretty well.
Show threadBee O'Problem Oct 4, 2024
@jakimfett @jwz I've seen that name pop up a few times. I'll put it on the list of things to try.
Show threadHealth Is WealthOct 5, 2024
@beeoproblem @jakimfett @jwz Well worth it! It blocks Java script by default (you'd think the internet only ran on Java script it blocks that much) but its only two click to enable it on a visited site should you need it. I can't remember if it comes with Privacy Badger or if I installed that separately but that's is also worth an install. I'm not too up on the 'browser wars' that seem to have always existed & updates for LibreWolf may one day stop but for now, its the best option I have found.