alt Hacker NewsThis person also said in an interview that he'd consider blocking uBlock Origin from Firefox. Evidence is piling up against this person.
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What a crazy misread
> At some point, though, Enzor-DeMeo will have to tend to Mozilla’s own business. “I do think we need revenue diversification away from Google,” he says, “but I don’t necessarily believe we need revenue diversification away from the browser.” It seems he thinks a combination of subscription revenue, advertising, and maybe a few search and AI placement deals can get that done. He’s also bullish that things like built-in VPN and a privacy service called Monitor can get more people to pay for their browser. He says he could begin to block ad blockers in Firefox and estimates that’d bring in another $150 million, but he doesn’t want to do that. It feels off-mission.[0]
If we were just profit motivated we could block ad blockers, but we're not
[0] https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enz...
Do you have a link? I can't find any reference to this. The only hits I'm getting are a Mozilla leadership AMA where they are reiterating their support for ad blockers.
Where did he say that?
>[...] said in an interview that he'd consider blocking uBlock Origin [...]
God, people are so weird. Why make stuff up?
No, in fact, he said the opposite. He said he doesn't want to do that because it feels "off-mission".
Whether he changes his tune in the future or not is up for debate, but come on. Lets not skip right to the pitchfork stage just yet.
1. There was no quote.
2. The text made clear he didn't want to do that.
3. Your comment is at best a lie.
Not exactly. Here's the quote[0]:
> "He says he could begin to block ad blockers in Firefox and estimates that’d bring in another $150 million, but he doesn’t want to do that. It feels off-mission."
The article doesn't give an exact quote from Enzor-DeMeo.
[0]: https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enz...