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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


This week, the organization urged developers to evaluate their extension code in preparation for the occasion, since it's expecting a lot of demand.

Allowing Firefox for Android users to download and install extensions that haven't been thoroughly reviewed poses a risk, particularly given the sensitivity of data stored on phones (e.g. payment cards and personal details).

Unlike passive display technologies like televisions, the browser lets users take an active role in how content gets processed and presented.

Web publishers for years have asked site visitors to disable ad blocking extensions, a step YouTube has recently undertaken in force.

Among the larger browser makers, Mozilla managed to roll out support for a limited set of Recommended Extensions for Firefox on Android in January, 2021.

We are exploring ways to reduce this friction, but ultimately need to exercise some degree of oversight to balance openness, agency, and safety for browser extensions."


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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I want First Mention so much. A very niche, very simple but very useful add-on if you read news often.