Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.
One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/
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I view it as a battle symbolically won.
The brainrot in Mozilla management is still in full swing. :/
Maybe, but I did just also read that Microsoft is scaling back "AI" in Windows 11, possibly stripping Copilot out of Notepad and Paint. Between this and the new Firefox "Block AI" toggle, the message is hitting home. We want tools, not forced LLMs.
This is what happens when we refuse to be quiet. They are starting to realize "AI" is a privacy risk and a probably a bad for their market share.
Don't stop now. Be loud. Be a real pain in their butts. Make them scared to even mention it.
People familiar with Microsoft's plans say that the company moving to streamline or remove certain Copilot integrations across in-box apps like Notepad and Paint in 2026, after pushback from users.
@terminaltilt @rl_dane Microsoft has nightmares to lose his only market share he has strong: Desktops. Many are tempted to jump into Linux and if the GameCube were already launched it would be a success, not only for gaming. Linux distros are always been better than Windows, but really difficult for regular users Since 10 or 15 years ago are really easy.
Microsoft is lying more by doing exactly opposite of they said about opensource.
I never took the "Microsoft โค๏ธ Open Source" thing seriously.
To me, Microsoft's profession of "love" reminds me of the ending of The Screwtape Letters.
They "love" open source like I "love" a good steak. It's all about consumption.
I switched to Vivaldi as well.
I wonder if @librewolf or @Waterfox have plans to just strip out all the AI bollocks completely? ๐๐คทโโ๏ธ
@terminaltilt While we can say that it's a result of a pushback, we need to give credit where credit is due.
Firefox's AI chatbot menu already has "Remove AI chatbot" menu item since day one, and clicking this removes everything and has no recourse on the settings. You have to go to about:config and re-enable it by force.
IOW, 90% of the feature is already there since day one. While a bigger button is always better, we shouldn't paint the wrong picture about Mozilla to begin with.
@terminaltilt "won" is strong language when the correct position is "strip that shit out", not "let us ask you not to force it on us."
Who here believes it's really an off switch, even?
Maybe, but that is why I said won a battle, not the war. Making these companies even flinch is a win in my book
In a world where corporate philosophy has transformed into contempt for the customer, Iโll take every concession we can force. The off switch will truly never be there, but that is where the community steps in. If they say it is off and we find it still phoning home, we will be there to document it and raise even more hell.
Success will not be overnight, but we have got them on the defensive, even just a little bit. I'll take it.
I like that they are European, but Vivaldi talks a big game. At the end of the day, their UI is proprietary and obfuscated. "Trust me bro" is not a valid privacy model.
When you go from one proprietary browser to another, like Vivaldi, you are just trading one cage for another.
At this point, I would recommend vanilla Firefox over Vivaldi (and any other proprietary browser), even with its AI garbage, because I can actually hold their claims accountable by auditing their code.
I highly recommend anyone explore Firefox forks, though, like Librewolf, Zen, Waterfox, or Mullvad.
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