• GetOffMyLan@programming.dev
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    26 days ago

    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?

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      26 days ago

      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.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      26 days ago

      Ideas:

      • 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