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Mozilla to expand focus on advertising - "We know that not everyone in our community will embrace our entrance into this market" (blog.mozilla.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm afraid it won't last long without it. That's the key problem.

People hate ads, as do I, but what's the alternative?

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

Pay executives less. Focus on grants and PBS-style 'underwriting'. Subscription services like email and VPN.

Getting into advertising is just jumping into an intractable conflict of interest.

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

No ads?

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

People need money mate. Not everyone can afford to run a website.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ideas:

  • donations - these need to actually go toward Firefox development, they don't, so I don't donate
  • paid services (e.g. their white-labeled VPN, they could also white-label Tuta or Proton services)
  • and add-on that pays sites to not see ads (my preference)
  • funding of privacy-oriented startups - they have something like this, so do more of it