> That post's points about Mozilla's source of revenue and expenditure on their CEO are good, but the rest is a politically motivated hit job. I don't dabble i

> That post's points about Mozilla's source of revenue and expenditure on their CEO are good, but the rest is a politically motivated hit job. I don't dabble in US politics too much because I'm European, but it felt a bit odd to read the article and encounter the way it frames things. As if donating money to a bunch of organizations that care about trans issues, pro-choice, vaccine acceptance and a bunch of other social justice stuff is somehow a horrible thing to do, especially when the amount of money being donated is equivalent to the salaries of a few qualified engineers. >> Why does Mozilla give so much money to political speakers that have no relationship to their core business? What exactly is wrong with a company choosing to support a left political leaning? From what I've read of USA, those might in general be more grounded and regard privacy higher, than the right leaning stuff like needing an ID to watch pornography, banning books and all that other weird stuff, which might lead to some surveillance state. >> Why does Mozilla seem unconcerned with alienating a large portion of their user base (which is already shrinking)? I don't get it, who cares about this so much that it'd alienate them? It's akin to me seeing that my KitKat chocolate bar supports planting more trees, going on some charade about climate change and then boycotting their products. Surely nobody gets so worked up over some money going towards initiatives that'd arguably make lives better? >> Why do some of the recipients of Mozilla money appear to be nothing more than empty shells of companies — not even having a simple website? This is a better point, as are the other questions in my opinion. But at the same time, if there are corporations that support the far right, I don't mind Mozilla throwing some money in a direction to balance things out, even if it might be a bit performative due to the comparatively small sums.