gomp@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoMozilla acquired Anonym, an ad start-upblog.mozilla.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down16 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up61·6 months ago About Anonym: Anonym was founded in 2022 by former Meta executives Brad Smallwood and Graham Mudd. The company was backed by Griffin Gaming Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Heracles Capital as well as a number of strategic individual investors. Completely reassuring.
minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down20·6 months agoa browser with 2% market share isn’t getting anywhere without lots of money. I fail to see the issue?
minus-squaretoastboy79@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down14·6 months agoThat’s a fair position, but let me ask. Are you donating to Mozilla on a monthly basis?
minus-squareNaN@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 months agoThe Mozilla Corporation does not accept donations.
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·6 months agoSorta. The foundation does. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/donate/
minus-squareNaN@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoYes, and they don’t develop Firefox (legally can’t) since they made a for-profit entity for that purpose.
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoHmm maybe I stop donating then… I’ll have to dig into where my money is actually going.
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·6 months agoYes. Just like I donate to my Lemmy host on a regular basis. I even pay for YouTube, despite using Vanced. Fuck ads.
minus-squaretoastboy79@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·6 months agoHell yeah man, carry on then. Nice to meet someone who walks the walk while talking the talk
Completely reassuring.
a browser with 2% market share isn’t getting anywhere without lots of money. I fail to see the issue?
The issue is fuck ads
That’s a fair position, but let me ask. Are you donating to Mozilla on a monthly basis?
The Mozilla Corporation does not accept donations.
Sorta. The foundation does.
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/donate/
Yes, and they don’t develop Firefox (legally can’t) since they made a for-profit entity for that purpose.
Hmm maybe I stop donating then… I’ll have to dig into where my money is actually going.
Yes. Just like I donate to my Lemmy host on a regular basis.
I even pay for YouTube, despite using Vanced.
Fuck ads.
Hell yeah man, carry on then. Nice to meet someone who walks the walk while talking the talk