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Mozilla is adding a toggle to disable all generative "AI" features in Firefox. It shows that organized pushback is actually making a difference.
One battle won. Now let's make it crystal clear. We want tools, not forced LLMs. Keep the pressure on until "AI" is no longer an option.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/fire…
#Firefox #Mozilla #NoAI #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #TerminalTilt
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features | TechCrunch
Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
I've been running this in #Firefox for 3 years since I listened to a talk by its original developer, Serene, at the World Ethical Data Forum in 2022.
It is completely unobtrusive. Here is a good explainer from @eff
eff.org/deeplinks/2022/10/snow…
Serene also has an interesting story
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serene_(…
I had been using Firefox on my Android phone because, unlike mobile Chrome, it runs extensions I want, UBlock Origin and Privacy Badger. But I hate the new AI focus of Firefox. Vivaldi doesn't allow extensions either.
About 10 days ago I switched to the Waterfox browser, a Firefox fork, and love it. It effortlessly let me sign in to my FF account and transferred my bookmarks. Extensions: no problem. It's run flawlessly. Not a hint of AI.
!Friendica Support anyone know why Friendica in #Firefox for #Android with the Frio theme looks a bit broken?
Also the "New Post" button doesn't work. Any idea?
A quick Firefox tip for you! 🦊
The Task Manager helps you see which tabs, extensions, and internal processes are using the most CPU and RAM.
#firefox #tip #opensource
Your thoughts on these proposals? 🤨
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An X11 Thing! Your Favorite Middle-Click Paste is Likely to be Disabled in Future GNOME Releases
Proposals for both GNOME and Firefox would disable the feature by default, but the final decision is still pending.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Our article on the Firefox a AI 'kill switch' was updated, with a note from the new Mozilla CEO gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fire…
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI
The saga continues! A Firefox developer has taken to social media to note there will be some sort of "kill switch" to completely remove AI features.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I would be happy if Firefox allowed disabling all AI with a single button
It seems that only @Vivaldi will not have AI
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Brave adds experimental agentic AI browsing feature
Brave Nightly will include an opt-in agentic AI browsing mode that hosts additional safeguards for your personal data. But is it actually safe?Kevin Pham (Privacy Guides)
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI 'kill switch' gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fire…
Firefox dev clarifies there will be an AI
The saga continues! A Firefox developer has taken to social media to note there will be some sort of "kill switch" to completely remove AI features.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser" gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/it-j…
It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser "
Just like Google plan with Chrome, Mozilla aren't sitting still on expanding Firefox into something resembling a web browser but with more AI.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Zen Browser will surprise you! 😉
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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
Tired of Chrome clones? Meet the Firefox-powered alternatives. 🦊✨
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Not Every Browser is Built on Chrome: Explore These Firefox-based Options
Think all popular browsers out there are Chromium based? Take a look at this Firefox-based options.Pulkit Chandak (It's FOSS)
Firefox can be made minimal, you know.
youtube.com/watch?v=vUpbkz5cRL…
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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
I'd prefer seeing @mozilla enhancing their browser performance and stop adding AI features. I more and more use Chromium because #Firefox is slow on several web pages. But hell yeah, I'm sure, people will come back to Firefox because of chat bots. Who cares about bad performance? Haha 🙄
Don't get me wrong. I'm not against AI featurs in generell, as long I'm not forced to using them. But usability should be the higher priority. Firefox is still a browser, not an AI assistant...
Firefox is getting a new AI-powered feature! 🤖
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Mozilla Unveils Plans for New 'AI Window' Browsing Mode in Firefox, Opens Signups
Planned browsing mode will let users chat with an AI assistant while surfing the web.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
a similar thing happens to #YunoHost instances too. Google looks at all the similar-looking login screens and thinks "landing page looks like other landing page, so it must be a phishing scam"
The worst part is that #Firefox uses this same "safe browsing" list as well
I wouldn't be surprised if it starts happening to instances of popular #Fediverse software too, although those have the advantage that their landing pages tend to be quite a bit more customised
forum.yunohost.org/t/google-fl…
Google flags my sites as dangerous (Deceptive site ahead)
EDIT by YunoHost Teams: if your yunohost instance has been flagged as dangereous by Google safebrowsing: we need more info on this topic. Please, give us the maximum of information. You can wrote a private message to @Dev if you prefer.YunoHost Forum
Back before I moved to Linux & was still on #Windows7 2019, I went out of my way to not use proprietary tools & only used open source tools & tools ported to #Windows from #Linux.
A cheap answer from me would be: #Okular & #Firefox replaced #Adobe Reader for PDFs
The thing about proprietary #Software is you have to pay for it & I was never into that🏴☠️ 🦜️
On #Android I've been replacing proprietary Apps with open source
Come 2026, Firefox won't support 32-bit on Linux.
news.itsfoss.com/firefox-linux…
End of an Era: Mozilla Pulls the Plug on 32-Bit Linux Firefox
Users running 32-bit Linux take note.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
Your Firefox installation needs a glowup. 🪄✨
youtube.com/watch?v=fcqvqKShKc…
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
“Is Firefox on the right path? Maybe.”
Really don't think so! #Mozilla rather cares about the #AITrend more than its users.
Ah, and also, killing good #software for the sake of this #trend. And when you think that it's little probable for it to succeed in it, when there are much bigger players on the table! 🙁
#browser #Firefox #ArtificialIntelligence #artificial_intelligence #MozillaPocket #MozillaAI #privacy #privacyMatters #dataPrivacy #security
Their pay is so low, it was probably easy for FAANG to find rubes to fill their executive positions and slowly dismantle the company from the inside.
I might be hawking a conspiracy theory, but their behavior all but leads any critical thinker to the same conclusion..
While I love #Firefox (and #Thunderbird) and #Mozilla in general, their Executives are traitorous bastards that are bought and paid for by those who hate freedom and free software.
Is Firefox on the right path? Maybe. 🙃
news.itsfoss.com/firefox-webgp…
Firefox Catches Up to Chrome With the Addition of This Feature But Leaves Linux Out (for now)
Mozilla did a very good job with this. Now, bring it to Linux as well, please.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
Mozilla VPN is now on Flathub.
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Mozilla VPN is Now Available for All Linux Distros
In Flatpak format, that is.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
Firefox's new experimental AI feature looks like it could work. 🤖
news.itsfoss.com/firefox-ai-li…
I Tried The Upcoming AI Feature in Firefox
Firefox will be bringing an experimental AI-generated link previews, offering quick on-device summaries. Here's my quick experience with it.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
#Apps at sight: #Geany #Zathura #Viewnior #DeltaChat #Dino #Jami #LXTerminal #PCManFM #fs
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ImageMagick – Mastering Digital Image Alchemy
ImageMagick is a powerful, open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and manipulating images in over 200 formats.ImageMagick
Navegadores web y privacidad
+1 reason why you must stop using Chrome and, if possible, Chromium browsers
(Upd: link to a post in Fediverse with tech details fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/…)
(Upd 2: MS Edge seems to have this issue; #Vivaldi also has it but it can be disabled; Ungoogled Chromium doesn't have it at all)
#Privacy #Tech #Technology #Browser #Chrome #Chromium #Firefox #Google #BigTech
It turns out Google Chrome ships a default, hidden extension that allows code on `*.google.com` access to private APIs, including your current CPU usageYou can test it out by pasting the following into your Chrome DevTools console on any Google page:
chrome.runtime.sendMessage(
"nkeimhogjdpnpccoofpliimaahmaaome",
{ method: "cpu.getInfo" },
(response) => {
console.log(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
},
);More notes here: simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/h…
hangout_services/thunk.js
It turns out Google Chrome (via Chromium) includes a default extension which makes extra services available to code running on the `*.google.com` domains - tweeted about today [by Luca Casonato](https://twitter.simonwillison.net
I want Firefox to succeed more than ever and I support Mozilla finding better revenue sources than search engine default sales, but I do not support a $7M salary for its CEO.
I canceled my recurring donation to Mozilla because I need that money more than Mozilla’s CEO needs that money.
If there is a direct funding option of developers working on Firefox, I will happily reallocate that money. Send me links.