@golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 months agoMozilla to expand focus on advertising - "We know that not everyone in our community will embrace our entrance into this market"blog.mozilla.orgexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up1501cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-square@GetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilink2•2 months agoI’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?
minus-square@doubtingtammy@lemmy.mllinkfedilink8•1 month agoPay 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.
minus-square@GetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilink3•1 month agoPeople need money mate. Not everyone can afford to run a website.
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink3•edit-21 month agoIdeas: 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
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?
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.
No ads?
People need money mate. Not everyone can afford to run a website.
Ideas: