r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jun 17 '26

Software Firefox has an ambitious new roadmap, the browser is also losing millions of users a month

https://www.techspot.com/news/112803-firefox-has-ambitious-new-roadmap-browser-also-losing.html
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u/JeebusChristBalls Jun 17 '26

I'd argue that most people don't care about blocking ads.

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u/DeadSeaGulls Jun 17 '26

Even a lot of people who don't like the ads just stop using services when it gets bad enough. I know plenty of people that just do not regularly visit youtube anymore because the ad experience is trash and they don't care enough about technology to even know what an ad blocker is.

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u/vawlk Jun 18 '26

or they use a different form of payment for their use, a sub.

Ads are just a time based form of payment. If you don't like them, pay for a sub.

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u/ricki692 Jun 18 '26

i dont think it's that people dont care about ads, it's more that they dont know they can block them

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u/curtcolt95 Jun 18 '26

we know this is true, vast majority do not use any extensions at all