Comment by OptionOfT
15 hours ago
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-ads-firefox-ios#w...
> Does ad blocking affect search engine ads? > No. Ads shown on search engine results pages are not blocked.
A lot of the search results on top of Google are there to scam you, providing phone numbers for pass through services that charge $ for it, like flight cancellation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1p6h81i/beware_fake_...
So this omission should absolutely be addressed, but they probably cannot because of the Google Search contract...
A neighbor came to ask for help today. He got locked out of his Facebook account and was getting impatient with their AI, so he Googled "facebook support number" clicked on the first link (almost certainly an ad) and called the number. The person on the other end apparently told him they needed access to his bank accounts to verify his identity and you know the rest of the story.
How is Alphabet not responsible this? They push ads for scams at the top and earn money from it. That should be 100% on them to reimburse, then go after the scammers.
Also they say they will continue to show Firefox’s sponsored links and ads. So, they’ll continue to show first party ads and google’s ads? And likely they won’t be able to keep up with meta’s anti ad blocking. That’s most ads on the internet. No thanks, I’ll stick to ublock origin lite on safari.
There's no reason to block Firefox's sponsored links because you can just turn those off if you don't want to see them.
Firefox on iOS is blocking third-party ads, not first-party ads.
Through network blocking? Or removing elements?
Standard webkit content blocking, so it will filter requests and hide elements.
If only we could pay for Firefox so they could get rid of that Google funding…
Yeah, if everyone gave $10, that would get them at least $50.
LOL
(and I love ff)
has any browser ever made that work? Opera has to be the most popular by a mile and even they couldn't keep that business model going
Not in my knowledge. It would be hard to have the same amount of funding as they have now from Google.
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What exactly is the problem? I understand a browser is a complex program but is the claim it is impossible to build a browser without continual dependence on advertising toxic dollars?
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Orion (by Kagi) is still new, but seems to be trying.
People just expect browsers to be free. And there's no way that can be more than Google money.
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If only we could open source it and load it onto the phone with Sideloadly.
... if only their donation links would let you specify your donation goes to Firefox development and no other mozilla service ...
I started getting tai chi walking ads on youtube a few weeks ago and then I saw a video about how it's a massive scam.