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@patmann Thanks, this is a regression on the last nightly, we stopped updates, backed out the regressor and new nightlies are building, this is https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/2026487

2026487 - Latest nightly (build 20260325212151) crashing on mozilla::layout::ScrollbarActivity::IsActiv

NEW (nobody) in Core - Layout: Scrolling and Overflow. Last updated 2026-03-26.

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Firefox Nightly 2d ago

@MsDropbear42 I checked with the team, this is a warning that on some sites, ETP set to Strict mode may cause web compatibility issues. The banner shows up to often and a bug is on file to change the heuristics to make it less frequent. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2026154

2026154 - Reduce Page Protection: Too trigger-happy. Reduce the amount of times the infobar shows

NEW (nobody) in Core - Privacy: Anti-Tracking. Last updated 2026-03-26.

Firefox Nightly 3d ago

Firefox Developer Edition and Beta: Try out Mozilla's .rpm package! - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/03/firefox-developer-edition-and-beta-try-out-mozillas-rpm-package/

Firefox Developer Edition and Beta: Try out Mozilla’s .rpm package! – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog

In January, we introduced our Nightly package for RPM-based Linux distributions. Today, we are thrilled to announce it is now available for Firefox Beta! Firefox Beta is great for testing ...

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Firefox Nightly 3d ago

When you control the engine, you can fix problems or at the engine level and not work around them on the front end. When we create new UX, we also create in the engine things like accessibility and l10n support, or new web extension APIs to allow future addons to build on top of our new UX. Example with Split View that shipped yesterday:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2016749

BTW, Zen is a good Firefox fork, so it's based on Gecko 😃️

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Firefox Nightly 3d ago

@plexus This is a very small portion of Mozilla communication, if you look at Planet Mozilla which syndicates all of our devs and teams blogs, you'll see that most of the posts are about Firefox, 2 to 3 blog posts a day https://planet.mozilla.org/

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Follow the pulse of the Mozilla project. Aggregated updates from the developers, designers, and volunteers building a better internet.

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Firefox Nightly 4d ago

@plexus Most of Mozilla employees work on building browsers and have been committing hundreds of patches daily to develop Firefox and Gecko. This has not changed 😀️

Firefox Nightly 5d ago

[Gecko] Competition, Innovation, and the Future of the Web - Why Independent Browser Engines Matter

https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/03/23/competition-innovation-and-the-future-of-the-web/

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Competition, Innovation, and the Future of the Web – Why Independent Browser Engines Matter – Open Policy & Advocacy

Gecko matters because it ensures there’s an independent voice shaping how the internet evolves. Without Gecko, the landscape would be dominated by Apple and Google alone. Is that really the ...

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Firefox Nightly 6d ago

@V360 fixed

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Firefox Nightly Mar 20

@V360 Damn, an easter egg 😀️

Firefox Nightly Mar 20

Firefox & Gtk Emoji picker – Martin Stransky's Blog
https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/firefox-gtk-emoji-picker/

Firefox & Gtk Emoji picker

After nearly three years of development (it takes time to make up one’s mind) Firefox for Linux users can now enjoy seamless emoji insertion using the native GTK emoji chooser. This long-requ…

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