You were always able to turn it off, now it’s easier.
You haven’t seen this movie before with Firefox. All the ad stuff and sponsoring integrations like Pocket were always very easy to turn off.
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zewm@lemmy.world 9 hours agoAlso we have all seen this movie before. They launch with promises of having a choice to turn it on or off… until it’s no longer a choice.
You were always able to turn it off, now it’s easier.
You haven’t seen this movie before with Firefox. All the ad stuff and sponsoring integrations like Pocket were always very easy to turn off.
Are you talking about Microsoft?
Zarxrax@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
When did Firefox take away a choice that was previously offered?
november@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 hours ago
All the freaking time?
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
A lot of these are extensions that are folded into the main Firefox feature set, experimental features or not even related to the browser?
november@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 hours ago
Pocket’s dead now.
Like another user said, where’s “open image in new tab”?
Remember XUL extensions and real browser themes?
Remember when you didn’t need a developer account to make extensions and you could distribute them via your own website?
But of course, Firefox never takes away choices that were previously offered.
Verat@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
The “open image in new tab” context menu option, off the top of my head, it has been 1000 small things with them.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
This happened quite often for various UI settings etc. Often there were technical reasons for removing the option (e.g. rewrites), but it is a real thing.