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Mozilla explains their recent foray into advertising - A free and open internet shouldn’t come at the expense of privacy (blog.mozilla.org)

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MARK SURMAN, PRESIDENT, MOZILLA Keeping the internet, and the content that makes it a vital and vibrant part of our global society, free and accessible has

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[–] RoyaltyInTraining 57 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I would love to give Firefox money, as long as they slash their CEO's ridiculous salary

[–] dojan 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And slash the CEO as well. Not literally of course.

[–] MotoAsh -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah, suits don't deserve the dignity of a painless existence. They made their choice to be a soulless husk, and that's how they should be treated.

[–] dojan 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s certainly cathartic, and I can appreciate that, but it’s not helpful.

[–] MotoAsh 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Neither are executive pay packages. In fact, they harm A LOT more people than one rich prick... So defend them if you want, but know that in doing so, you defend the very problem.

[–] dojan 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean you're welcome to believe what you believe, and if you want to string them up I wouldn't stop you. I just don't think killing any of these people is going to solve anything as the problem is systemic. We need to take the system and their means away from them.

[–] MotoAsh 2 points 2 months ago

It wouldn't be part of the systemic fixes, no, but it would be part of the emotional healing that we all need.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago

I'm in the same boat. Mozilla can't be trusted with donations until they can prove they spend money responsibly. Money, like trust, should not be given by default.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm paying for a VPN on a monthly basis, as well as for cloud storage - I'd pay for Firefox too. However, they didn't come up with the idea of subscriptions, but damn ads...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

They have subscriptions to finance Firefox, including a VPN - it's just Mullvad with a different name plus some integrations with the browser, but if you need a VPN and want to help Firefox it's a good way to do it