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[โ€“] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're doing what they think they need to justify their existence, and although I personally believe being just a great browser would be enough I appreciate their communication around their ventures. It's not great, but it's not like they're installing malware in the background.

[โ€“] jet@hackertalks.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://itsfoss.com/firefox-looking-glass-controversy/

They get pretty close sometimes. I respect their mojo, but I don't install vanilla Firefox anymore. On anything. For any reason. I don't trust them anymore.

I wish them the best, if I could donate directly to Firefox development I would, but it's impossible with them. So I don't. I donate to mullvad, I donate to the Tor project, and I donate to servo. That's what I can do to make sure we maintain an open and free web