I think those have been there since forever?

settings > homepage > shortcuts > uncheck 'sponsored shortcuts'

As has always been the case, you can turn off Sponsored Shortcuts and Sponsored Stories.

Former employee here. Firefox has been adding sponsored content to the new tab page since Firefox 60 in 2018. Their support article gives a good amount of detail on how it works, but perhaps more importantly for you, how to disable it.

So, every real alternative to Firefox, is most likely based on all the work that Mozilla has done on Firefox. People get it for free, and yet they crumple and whine, when Mozilla tries to get the money to keep steady development going.

I want it free, I want them to do all the work, and then I'm going to use another browser, based on their work, because I don't like that great development cost money - and I won't pay! Buhuu!

Get over yourself. Mozilla does great work for users worldwide. Don't like to see ads? Then start donating! Grow TF up, and realize that nothing is free in a capitalistic world!

They've always done that afaik?

This isn't new afaik. You can disable it in settings

I didn't mind the occasional sponsor or two for many years. Then one day they went over the line.

Yeah I know i should be on librefox/waterfox. Im lazy okay?

They've been doing it on desktop Firefox for ages

librewolf :3

you can literally turn it off. firefox is one of the last good browsers out there.

I always wonder how these links even work. Who would even click on them except by accident?

Making a browser is expensive (especially with such incompetent management), they need to make money somehow.

https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox

WaterFox and LibreWolf are decent alternatives if you get tired of needing to opt out of Mozilla nonsense.

Wow. Wtf... Thats absolutely ridiculous.

Edit: oh its the tab page. Never used it...