In principle I could even see myself supporting Mozilla's advertising thing.
It would not be a bad idea, in general, to have a privacy-preserving, ethical advertising network. It would serve as an alternative for vendors, and as an example to regulators that this is possible – and that banning targeted advertising can be done without hurting organizations that rely on ads to stay afloat.
Problem is, I don't trust Mozilla to hold up their side of this.
I used to, but not anymore.
Mozilla has been experiencing a trust problem for years, and should have done some real soul-searching and focusing on regaining that trust – which would allow it to dive into projects like the ad network thing with community support.
Instead, they keep doing things that either seem irrelevant, or outright alienate their core audience. Logo redesign. AI. Now the ads thing.
Or, well, what used to be their core audience:
https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/09/am-i-still-in-mozillas-target-audience/
Mozilla has been experiencing a trust problem for years, and should have done some real soul-searching and focusing on regaining that trust – which would allow it to dive into projects like the ad network thing with community support.
Instead, they keep doing things that either seem irrelevant, or outright alienate their core audience. Logo redesign. AI. Now the ads thing.