Mozilla Keeps Changing Users' Settings to Blast Misinformation (or Present Dishonest Ads) at Them in New Tabs

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-10-27 14:59:42 UTC
Modified: 2022-10-27 15:00:41 UTC

Just showed up in a new tab after a Firefox (ESR) update (linking to https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/welcome/14/):

Mozilla spam

Summary: The misinformation company Mozilla is promoting fake privacy (rebranded VPN operated by a surveillance company) to GNU/Linux users (Debian in my case) by 'hijacking' new tabs for ads' sake; six days ago Ryan published "Mozilla Changes Firefox Settings/Themes Without Asking" (it seems to be what just happened to me)

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Mozilla Keeps Changing Users' Settings to Blast Misinformation (or Present Dishonest Ads) at Them in New Tabs

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