golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day 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-square209fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-216 hours 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
minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoPeople need money mate. Not everyone can afford to run a website.
minus-squaredoubtingtammy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 hours 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.
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?
Ideas:
No ads?
People need money mate. Not everyone can afford to run a website.
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.