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      They were, but as I understand they are once again independent. I’d still rather stick with Librewolf, but I’m glad there are options.

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      I hate to break it to you but Mozilla, Google and Microsoft are all Advertising companies.

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        All big tech is. They got big for a reason. Though I find Mozilla much less of a thread than other corps like Google, Meta, Microsoft. Meta I find easy to block as none of their services are actually useful. Google is a tad bit harder, and Microshit creeps in on every spot and I don’t like it.

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          Meta I find easy to block as none of their services are actually useful.

          Oh honey. Meta is still collecting your data, even if you never use their site.

          But if you use a private browser and a VPN you’re probably OK.

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            Eh, I think having a PiHole at home internet and a private DNS on phone is good enough for me. Not to mention uBlock configured with the Anti-Facebook list 🤷‍♂️

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            Any big company can’t be trusted. They got big with a reason :)

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          Don’t discuss Geopolitics on Lemmy. It is a bad idea

          Mozilla makes money from Firefox pocket and the sponsored part if the Firefox home screen. You can turn those off but it is still advertising

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            Maybe but it’s a far cry from Mozilla being an advertising company.

            They aren’t even remotely close to companies like Google.

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              They aren’t even remotely close to companies like Google.

              That doesn’t mean they don’t operate in the same issue.

              If you want proof, just have a quick glance at their privacy policy.

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              Mozilla non profit and Mozilla company are different entities.

              Also Lemmy tends to be extreme left and pro China and Russia. I don’t really like discussing politics on social media anyway so I tend to just ignore it.